I have an established weeping cherry blossom tree in my front yard (west facing). It appears to have had better days. I think the drought a couple of summers ago damaged it. We lost one of its large ...

Did you know that almost all fruit trees are grafted? So are most nursery trees, for that matter. Grafting is a method of joining two different varieties of tree, to get the best qualities of both in ...

Grafting is a horticultural technique used to vegetatively join the top of one plant to the base of another to the type of fruit we’re wanting but on a smaller tree. On grafted dwarf fruit trees, the ...

Q: Why did my weeping cherry tree develop long vertical splits in its bark this past winter? Will the splits kill the tree? Should I put a wound dressing in the cracks? A: Bark splitting is especially ...

Spring is just around the corner and gardeners can hardly wait to get their hands in the soil. Got questions before you get started? Get answers from Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool ...

With the coming of May, our landscapes come to life as tender green leaves clothe trees and shrubs and spectacular blooms paint the landscape with multicolored artistry. Sizzling, record-breaking ...

The weeping redbud is beautiful, but it does much better in full sun. Other choices to consider include dogwood, pawpaw, rusty blackhaw viburnum and palm trees. Yes, palms will do well in shade. For ...

Even if you don't grow edible fruits, it's likely you've grown some sort of ornamental fig. They range from creeping vines to majestic trees, most of them tropical, in which case they can make ...

When is the best time to plant a tree? I've always loved the classic response of "20 years ago," but I like to add that the second-best time is now. Here in North Texas, trees actually can be planted ...

It was at the Musée d’Orsay where amongst paintings ranging from Cezanne to Gauguin, one stood out the most, “Saule pleureur” by Claude Monet. The blending colors of the leaves and the textured bark, ...