Some trees are gaining popularity as gardeners and landscapers seek out colorful and ornamental varieties that offer low maintenance and year-round interest.

A row of Bradford pear trees with white flowers - Jilllang/Getty Images Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana) and flowering dogwood trees (Cornus florida) are easy to spot during the early spring and ...

Look into the concerned faces of Northern Virginia seventh-graders Amy Howard, Jennifer Grottle and Karina Goodman and you see reflected the fragile nature of nature. In their own time, no more than ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Flowering dogwood is the state tree of Virginia and Missouri and the state ...

Also known as boxwood or cornel, flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) is a common ornamental tree found in the United States. Its popularity is due to its large flowers and wide range across climate and ...

Dogwood trees are universally popular, and it’s no wonder. At this time of year they put on a spectacular show, their brilliant white blooms lighting up the spring landscape, but they can be a ...

Historically, nothing said spring had arrived any better than a flowering dogwood tree. It remains a favored tree in Southern landscapes. Sometimes you may see an occasional dogwood in bloom in the ...

Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) is a gorgeous small tree that flourishes in the sandy, acid soils of East Texas and other similar soil areas, but it frustrates many North Texas gardeners. One of ...

The flowering dogwood carries a powerful history and a rich connection to the region, embodying resilience and grace that mirror North Carolina's spirit. The world's largest known flowering dogwood is ...

Free flowering dogwood tree saplings will be handed out April 30 in Jeannette. The West Penn Power Green Team has 250 saplings to give away in honor of Earth Day. The saplings, which will have white ...

When I hear the word “dogwood,” I am immediately transported back to a time in my life when I was living on the East Coast. I was in Virginia, serving my country as a trumpet player in the 392nd Army ...

Missouri made the flowering dogwood its state tree in 1955 due to the beauty of its flowers in the springtime. But in recent days, TikTok disagreed with that choice. “I think the Missouri state tree, ...