Planting the right type of tree can possibly make your home look more attractive and is among the key landscaping tips to affordably boost your property value over time. You might also reap other key ...

Spring gardening season is just around the corner. As you wait, you may have questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension ...

Suppose you have a favorite tree and you’d like to have another just like it. Can you grow a new one from seed? After all, nature does it all the time. Yet a tree in the forest bears tens of thousands ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Black walnut trees, which are both native to and common in Northeast Ohio, have a divisive reputation. If you are looking to plant a new tree in a sunny spot with wet soil, black ...

A black walnut tree is easy to grow from a nut. But to grow and produce nuts takes eight to 10 years. Squirrels help bury more walnuts on the property. Most are buried in the shade, which is a poor ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Now is the time to collect walnut and butternut seeds for planting this fall ...

Regular readers of this column will know I also host a weekly e-mail newsletter. Today I thought you would like to see some recent questions that were sent to that newsletter, as well as some of the ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Trees use seeds as a principal means of establishing their next generation in ...

Q: We have had a number of high winds and hard rains this summer and I see that a large number of big walnut trees in my area have lost good-sized branches. Other trees like maples and poplars lost ...