If you live in the southern parts of the country, you might have long admired the majestic hackberry tree (Celtis occidentalis) but discovered it won't really grow in your region, especially if you ...

This article is one in a series of Nature Notes columns on Frederick County’s trees. Discover Frederick’s diverse array of trees on a self-guided walking tour. To see all of the trees, it should take ...

When Al and Zel Ewing built their Pointe Coupee Parish home 46 years ago, there was a large sugarberry tree on the property, but they didn’t pay much attention to it. Decades passed, and the tree kept ...

One of the coolest things about working as an extension agent is that every day is different. Within the last week you may have seen white non-native aphids flying near sugarberry trees if you have ...

During my first semester in college, a few years back, I had a class every Saturday at 8 a.m. Fortunately, I think, we don't have things scheduled that way now. But it was my botany lab, which I ...

It was the unusual bark that first stumped Bethany Dellagnello. After 23 years of teaching science at Frederick County Public Schools, and in retirement hosting a nature-walking class at Frederick ...