Few shade trees are as distinctive in the home landscape as birch trees. Their unique bark characteristics, distinctive growth form and graceful delicate foliage are reason alone to feature one or ...

Today is Arbor Day, that milestone that reminds us that late April is an ideal time to add a new tree – or new trees – to the landscape. Trees offer a variety of benefits, including cooling shade in ...

Arbor Day was first celebrated on April 10, 1872 in Nebraska. The conversation surrounding climate change action can often feel too lofty for individuals to have a measurable impact, but on this Arbor ...

Dear Master Gardener: We would like to plant a large shade tree with beautiful fall color to add to our landscape. Is a yellow birch a good choice? The bark on yellow birch is yellow-gray to ...

Bright and white against blue skies, paper birch trees (Betula papyrifera) liven up the winter landscape, especially when contrasted against green conifers, which have made them darlings of seasonal ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – People gathered at Genesee Valley Park in Rochester Friday to plant trees in celebration of Arbor Day. Local officials distributed free white oak and river birch saplings, ...