Q. I am looking for an unusual small tree to plant as a focal point in a landscape/courtyard in my backyard. Any ideas? A. I remember when I was a student at what is now Purdue University Fort Wayne ...

What: Acer palmatum “Katsura” is one of the more popular Japanese maples because it produces fantastic pale orange-yellow spring foliage, which gradually fades to a medium green in early summer. The ...

My addiction to coffee takes me on a march along the same street five times a week. I can measure the season by those walks because of the katsura trees ( Cercidiphyllum japonicum ) that line my route ...