Just the other day, I could not help but stop and take photos of several stunning floss silk trees. They were in full bloom in Encino, alongside the Balboa Boulevard on ramp to the southbound 101 ...

Q: What is this tree? It is spectacular, blooming now at the southwest corner of Fort Lowell Road and Fontana Avenue. It’s growing right up against a building and loses its leaves in the winter. We ...

Shorter days mean my morning walk with the dog often starts before dawn, when the light can trick the eye. I saw a bright pink spot up in a tree and thought it was the light playing with me, but the ...

Mimosa. It’s a tree that looks like it sounds: tropical, exotic, with a distinctive parasol form. Mimosa possesses fine, bipinnate foliage and wispy pink flowers. Mimosa suggests a whispering softness ...

Bat populations Increase In Coastal Areas of San Diego County during the fall and winter due to migration. Not only are there bats that are migrating to and through the county coastal areas on ...

On a recent December day, Mark Latino and a handful of his workers spun sheets of vinyl into tinsel for Christmas tree ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Albizia julibrissin, also called silk tree, was introduced into North America ...