Plant these native fruit trees in your yard to create your very own diversity oasis and attract birds, butterflies, bees, and other wildlife.

From a distance the all-white Ilex Cafe in the middle of the Botanic Gardens looks like a bunch of yacht sails at the start of a race. It really does look gorgeous. And how strange you can't park ...

Almost 200 beech trees live within Prospect Park, one of more than 175 species within its 585 acres. “The hardest thing to do is to choose a tree,” Gore said.

Where deer don't maintain a fearful presence, consider growing 'Ruby Falls' redbud (Cercis canadensis 'Ruby Falls'). Since this tree is low maintenance, it can put down roots in all kinds of soils, ...

The aptly named winterberry (Ilex verticillata) is a particular favorite of birds, including Eastern Bluebirds and Northern Mockingbirds—and gardeners. “I love seeing those berries in the winter, when ...

Here, under the pampered ilex trees, they waited their turn, munched bread and cheese, lounged against the new Buicks and Chryslers of hotel patrons who found Europe comfortable enough. Ploughmen ...

Puerto Rico is Spanish for “rich port,” and it’s a fitting name for this beautiful island with year-round tropical, people, history, and trees! That’s right; many incredible trees are native to Puerto ...

Small-growing evergreen trees, such as cherry laurel (Prunus caroliniana), Little Gem magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora "Little Gem") and Savannah holly (Ilex x attenuata "Savannah"), can be very ...

Maple Maple (Acer) trees contain a tremendous number of species—about 125, although five are much more common in North America than the rest. The majority of maples are known for their simple ...

However, "the tree is not an immutable, static thing," Barnes added. Historically, scientists based the tree of life on painstaking observations of the physical differences between living things ...

While the American Holly (Ilex opaca) tree can grow up to 60 feet tall, it can also be pruned and kept to about 25 feet in height. This variety of holly is native to North America and can be ...

The willow hybrid tree (Salix x matsudana x alba) can grow up to 6 feet annually, reaching roughly 45 feet at maturity when planted in rows. In just two years, you can have a hardy hedge to conceal ...