Prized for their fast growth, height and ornamental features, tulip trees are a popular shade tree, especially throughout the Eastern U.S. In fact, these hardy, easy-to-care-for trees are the state ...

A: It sure is! One of the most fun curiosities is discovering how each tree develops for reproduction. Here are some of the seed pods I’ve identified over the years.

Tulip trees are named for their tuliplike flowers; unfortunately, we don’t get a good look at those flowers very often. The difficulty seeing the flowers isn’t because the trees are shy; it is because ...

Spring brings out the best in flowering trees, especially native species like purplish-pink redbuds, white dogwoods and sweet bay magnolias, all relatively small trees. Then, there’s the big daddy ...