Winter is the perfect time for shrubs with colorful branches and trees with ornamental skin to shine.

Tree planting is a long-term commitment. While you may want to cheat a bit and plant a fast-growing variety, there are some ...

River birch is a native tree with attractive, exfoliating bark that provides exceptional ornamental value in winter. River birch is a native tree with attractive, exfoliating bark that provides ...

Many ornamental trees are valued for their spring flowers or fall foliage, but they offer little aesthetic value during the winter. Not the river birch tree. The river birch’s beautiful bark ...

Spring is a wonderful time of year. But spring isn't the only time plants are actively putting on a show. Spend a few minutes ...

These serene white blossoms give your eye a place to rest, heightening the impact of your other flora. This visual ...

The center of a tree or shrub stem (from roots to trunk, branches, and twigs) is woody, composed of xylem cells that conduct water from the roots to the upper parts of the tree. That woody section ...

Many crape myrtle trees across the D.C. region are infested by a bug called bark scale, which leaves behind a black fungal infection. A cure is elusive.

Bark beetle-infested spruce trees begin to dry out already before any visible signs of tree mortality appear, a recent study shows.

These hair-like structures can travel great distances within the trees bark, and even between trees, and serve to collect nutrients for the fungus. This is heavily damaging, and will cause root rot ...

Dear Grant, William and Kate, When I was little, I liked to climb trees. I loved to grip the bark as I got higher and higher. Now I mostly hug trees – but I still love the way bark feels under ...