FAYETTE, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) recently crowned a new state champion river birch tree in Howard County. MDC Forester A.J. Campbell presented the Missouri Champion Tree ...

Walking along the banks of a river, through a young forest, or along a city street, there is a tree that stands out from the rest. At first glance it might appear to be just another paper birch, but ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

“The trees are God’s great alphabet: with them He writes in shining green across the world His thoughts serene.” — Leonora Speyer. “The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best ...

In this edition of ID That Tree, meet River Birch. As its name implies, it is often found near waterways and in moist soil areas across the state of Indiana. It can be multi-stemmed, often in ...

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 ...

Fall arrives next week, and as you may have read several times in this column, fall is the best time for planting perennials, shrubs and trees. If you intend to install any new plants, go ahead and ...

Harrisonburg Public Works will be removing four River Birch trees from the Public Safety Building Plaza as the trees have outgrown their space. The existing river birch trees’ strong, rapidly growing ...

Q It seems like birch trees grow well around here, but I had bad luck with mine. Its branches died from the top down, and I had to have it removed. I really love birch trees, but I wonder if it's ...