Native fruit trees are low-maintenance, have a higher chance of survival, and offer shelter and food for local wildlife.

The dark foliage of conifer trees dominates much of our landscape. It gets to be a bit overwhelming at times, so I’m always glad when spring leaf-out brings fresh, bright greens of the deciduous ...

Three deciduous (they lose their needles every year) conifers you might find in Indiana include American larch (tamarack), bald cypress, and dawn redwood. When choosing an evergreen for your landscape ...

But in reality, not all deciduous trees get on board with the stick season program. And we can’t talk about stick season without acknowledging the leaves that simply refuse to fall.

Up North, these trees are completely deciduous. But over time, Southern populations have evolved the ability to retain their leaves in winter and are evergreen (Magnolia virginiana var. australis).

Dozens of native, deciduous (i.e., trees that lose their foliage in the fall) trees reliably make a splendid contribution to fall colors, e.g., sweetgum (orange red to purple), yellow-­‐poplar (yellow ...