Tucked into the trees in this tiny hamlet, Juneberry Farm offers something unusual for the summer visitor. A North American native that made its way to a few ...

The Natural Resources Commission is accepting requests from homeowners who would like to have a tree planted on their property this spring, for free. Many types of trees are still available (such as ...

Even with a large drip-irrigated vegetable garden, fruit trees, and a small pond, I use substantially less water than I did when I had a lawn. The year I rid myself of the last of the grass, I ...

SALEM — The Salem Parks Department celebrated Earth Day Tuesday with new additions to Waterworth Memorial Park. The department planted over 100 trees in and around the Nature Trail this year to ...

Any of our native oaks are good trees to consider if you have the room: White, Pin, Red, Chestnut, Scarlet, Black. Red Oak, Quercus rubra, is known as a fast grower though any oak is, of course ...

Several species of white-flowering serviceberry, including the Chicago-area native downy serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea), thrive in local landscapes.

-In southern Appalachian tree lore, the “Sarvis” Tree (Amelanchier arborea) is greeted like an old friend as its downy-looking blossoms begin to appear on barren limbs in the cold first days of Spring ...

Besides, these are one of the small trees that will add color to your landscape with their white blooms and red fruits. Also known as shadbush, juneberry, and sarvis, downy serviceberry trees adapt to ...

Green ash is also called downy ash, water ash, and swamp ash. ©Denis Pogostin/Shutterstock.com 9. Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida) The native pitch pine is a variable tree native to Massachusetts that can ...

Wes Hopper shows how to cut down a tree, and Joellen Dimond discusses ornamental grasses. This week on the Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, Certified Arborist Wes Hopper demonstrates the ...

'Autumn Brilliance,' a type of apple serviceberry, is known for its disease resistance and fiery fall foliage. Hardy in USDA zones 4 through 9, this cultivar is a hybrid of two popular species: downy ...

Hardy in zones 4-7. Amelanchier arborea (downy serviceberry): Reaches heights of 15-25 feet, and is notable for its large berries and sun tolerance, although it will also thrive in shade.