Flowering trees can make a big statement when they're in full bloom. Every yard should have at least one such tree.

Until the 1890s, hawthorn trees were believed to be a simple taxonomic group, known to science as Crataegus. North America had 10 recognized species.

They collected branches from nine tree species—silver birch, yew, elder, maple, ash, cherry, beach, hawthorn, and nettle—and washed the leaves to rid them of existing particles.

In wet springs, protection of English hawthorn may only be possible with fungicide sprays. Other species of hawthorn exhibit greater resistance to the disease.

Also known as fairy thorn, shining thorn, and thorn apple, it is a small tree or shrub that typically grows on abandoned fields. Glossy hawthorn’s resistance to pollution also allows it be planted in ...

Trees also provide shade and lower air temperatures, reducing the amount of energy that buildings use and, therefore, the amount of work required – and carbon dioxide released – by power plants. Trees ...

A: Although hawthorn trees can contract some diseases, like rust fungi, what you’re describing is feeding damage from an insect. This is the classic symptom for hawthorn leafminer, a type of sawfly.

Jean O’Brien Boback, who has lived at the corner of Park Street and Hawthorn Road for three decades, once loved driving and walking along Hawthorn Road. Earlier this month, O'Brien Boback's ...

Q: Recently my wife and I went to the restaurant Vinaigrette on Central Avenue, just outside of Old Town, and my wife noticed some trees planted there. She’s a “plantaholic” ...

Two types of iconic sequoia trees have grown tall and strong in a surprising place: Michigan. One was believed to be extinct less than 100 years ago. The other is the largest living thing on Earth.

Parsley hawthorn trees grow to about 15 to 20 feet tall. Clusters of white flowers appear in March or April and are soon followed by the foliage, which looks like flat Italian parsley, hence the ...