It's tougher than dogwood, more dependable than saucer magnolia, longer-lived than ... Once the fruit of a female fringe tree is purple, remove and clean the seeds, and soak them for 24 hours.

WASHINGTON, DC – The White House will remove a nearly 200-year-old magnolia tree that traces its roots to former President Andrew Jackson’s Tennessee home. The tree, originally planted in ...

One of these is saucer magnolia (Magnolia soulangeana), a small tree whose petals, when they flatten out, resemble saucers. The California native Western redbud (Cercis occidentalis) is another ...

(Photo by Joshua Siskin) I have recently noticed four deciduous trees with pink flowers that bloom in late winter or early spring before any leaf buds open, making them especially memorable arboreal ...

Tom Hardy is a crooked cop looking to make amends in Gareth Evans’s action-packed film. By Robert Daniels Based on a video game, this movie is done in by mediocre monsters and muddled time loops ...

Dana Milbank is a nationally syndicated op-ed columnist for The Washington Post. He also provides political commentary for various TV outlets, and he is the author of five books on politics ...

Keeling noted that trees are an easy subject for nature study skills. Magnolia “These trees were picked to represent the range of native trees that would be useful to be able to identify out in the ...

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