I love the many small, flowering trees that help brighten our landscapes from February to April. Blooming now is one of the more beautiful of our early spring-flowering trees, the Japanese magnolia or ...

Japanese magnolias are completing their bloom and flushing out new, light green foliage. These beautiful trees are some of the first plants to signify that spring is just around the corner. With their ...

Japanese gardens are popular for many reasons, not least the tranquility, harmony and beauty associated with them. These qualities can be applied to any yard in a myriad of ways. If you are keen to ...

The striking Japanese magnolia trees are in bloom, possibly signifying an early spring. And now is the perfect time to plant them. These magnolias have a slow to moderate growth rate and make a great ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. The saucer magnolia (Magnolia x soulangiana) is a multi-stemmed, spreading ...

Q: Our pink-flowering tulip tree has numerous small trunks. May I trim several of these trunks to allow for vertical growth without damaging the tree? S.M., The Woodlands A: Tulip tree, aka Japanese ...

Q: My magnolia tree is 3 years old and hasn't bloomed yet. It isn't full and glossy like other magnolias I have seen, either. A: There are several kinds of magnolias we can grow here, including the ...