Overnight Storm Brings High Winds, Knocks Down Trees across East Tennessee
Native to east Asia, Evergreen Euonymus shrubs grow between 7 and 26 feet tall and have lovely, finely toothed oval leaves, and in the fall, they produce orange fruit. Forsythia The brilliantly yellow flowers of the Forsythia are one of the first signs of spring, and this shrub th...
Life in the Forests of the Far East by Spenser St. John In the face of climate change and widespread extinction, there has never been a more important time to study plant science, saysChris Thorogood– author ofPathless Forest: The Quest to Save the World's Largest Flowers. Here he recomm...
Fraser firs are native to theAppalachian Mountainsand have an attractive, symmetrical shape with dense foliage, which provides an ideal canvas for ornaments and decorations. Their soft, fragrant needles have a pleasant aroma and tend to hold onto the branches well, reducing needle drop and maintenan...
The Norway spruce is native to Europe. A symmetrical tree, it ranges in height from 80 to 100 feet. The bark is a bronze-pink color when young, becoming purple as the tree ages. Its needles are shiny green, pointed and borne on branchlets that hang downward from the main branches, acc...
Living as long as a thousand years, the American chestnut tree once dominated parts of the Eastern forest canopy, with many Native American nations relying on them for food. But by 1950, the tree had largely succumbed to a fungal blight probably introduced by Japanese chestnuts. “Now after ...
Willow oak (Quercus phellos) is another east coast native that grows well in Kentucky. The tree’s outstanding feature is the dark-green, lance-shaped, willow-like leaves that grow from 2 to 5 inches long and turn a bronze-red color in the fall. Willow oak grows from 50 to 70 feet...
twins Joshua and Samuel Peirce collected many native and exotic trees, which they planted in straight rows on this land east of their farmhouse. This area became known asPeirce’s Parktoward the end of the 19th century. Mr. du Pont purchased the Peirce farm and arboretum in 1906 to save ...
OLD TREES, NEW LIFE A TENNESSEE NATIVE LIVING IN HOLYOKE TRIES TO FIND - AND SAVE - CENTURIES-OLD WOODS THAT MAY NOT BE SPECTACULAR, BUT ARE PART OF OUR RE... The Description and Life-history of a New Species of Anopheles that breeds in Holes in Trees.forestshabitatslife historynew spec...
So, what nut trees should we grow on a homestead scale, how do we tend to them, and what are some tips for harvesting and pest protection?Join me with guest David Hughes from Rock Bridge Trees as he shares his years of knowledge and hands-on experience growing nut trees. This is ...