Few shade trees are as distinctive in the home landscape as birch trees. Their unique bark characteristics, distinctive growth form and graceful delicate foliage are reason alone to feature one or ...

Tall trees can offer shade, privacy, and a wildlife habitat in your yard. Try planting these large trees to create the ideal ...

Don't hang up your trowel just yet. Ticking off end-of-year gardening jobs will guarantee a blooming plot next spring (even if it means wrapping up in extra layers when you head outside). A great task ...

Got a birch tree that doesn’t look too healthy after our long, dry summer? You aren’t alone. Both European white birch and river birch are popular landscape trees in the Inland Northwest. However, ...

The Marion E. Brooks Natural Area in the Quehanna Wild Area in Elk County is one of the largest stands of white birch in Pennsylvania, which is the southern extent of the range of that northern tree.

Winter is beautiful in its own pale ways, but when lush, leafy trees suddenly stand bare and stark against gray skies, an otherwise vibrant yard can seem a bit glum. It’s easy to assume the garden’s ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Seeing a stand of beautiful birch trees in the Cloquet State Forest is worth the drive up north. "To grow a tree that's say 3-inches in diameter might take 8-12 years," says Doug ...