Caterpillars Invading Birch Leaves
Leafminer damage on birch leaves. Photo: www.peninsulaclarion.com Question: My birch tree is being attacked by tiny caterpillars that live inside theContinue Reading
Category: Trees
Do Trees Melt Snow?
Snow clearly melts more quickly around tree trunks, but why? Photo: www.faculty.luther.edu Question: There’s a sugar maple forest behind my house.Continue Reading
Ginkgos Live Long Because They Don’t Know When to Die
One of the oldest ginkgos in Japan, with a 10-meter girth, but at only 700 years old, it’s half theContinue Reading
When Bark Splits Open
Frost cracks appear in winter, but are often not noticed until spring. Photo: Bob Bricault, MSU Extension A frost crackContinue Reading
Firefighters Save Rare Wollemi Pine From Extinction in the Wild
Firefighter working to save the Wollemi pine. Photo: Sydney Morning Herald The horrible brushfires racing through Australia in late 2019/earlyContinue Reading
Can You Compost Black Walnut Leaves?
Black walnut leaves (Juglans nigra). Photo: Lucid, flickr Black walnut (Juglans nigra) and, to a lesser extent, other walnuts (Juglans spp.),Continue Reading
Three Scary Trees and Shrubs for Halloween!
Corkscrew Hazel (Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’). Photo: crocus.co.uk For Halloween, you may be interested in discovering some trees and shrubs that, by theirContinue Reading
How Oaks and Beeches Control Their Predators
During a mast year, squirrels find more acorns than they can eat. Ill.: www.sccpre.cat, montage: laidbackgardener.blog Squirrels, jays and otherContinue Reading
No Mess Crabapples
‘Indian Summer’ is one of the small-fruited crabapples that provide spectacular winter color without requiring a massive cleanup. Photo: www.bowerandbranch.com.Continue Reading
Planting Small Trees Saves Big Bucks!
Ill.: www.rock-cafe.info & clipartpng.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog The trend in nurseries these days is to sell trees of increasingly large caliberContinue Reading