If your yard could use more shade and needs it pronto, here are some of the best fast-growing shade trees to plant in the ...

Knowing the names and stories of trees can add a whole new layer to your hikes. Here are eight that you might spot on ...

Tami Gingrich details the characteristics, medicinal properties and benefits to wildlife of the American pussy willow.

Now that April is here, we begin to look for some of the first signs of spring flowers. Some of those are quite small and ...

How to Care for Braided Willow Plants. According to Brookdale Treeland Nurseries, braided willows are generally ...

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If weather permits, witch hazel can begin flowering in January, with final blooms opening in late March. Leaves begin ...

Despite an astonishing 70-degree day last week, there’s still plenty of snow on Kirby Mountain as I draft this mid-March ...

But the honour of being the first flowering shrub to bloom should rightfully go to pussy willow. Not quite as plentiful as forsythia, the pussy willow (Salix discolor or Salix caprea) begins flowering ...

Here, we compare the genetic structure of two secondary contact hybrid zones between two vicariant willow species pairs occurring in the European Alpine System. Supplemented by morphological and ...