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 ...

A great task to add to your list is planting bare-root trees, such as silver birch and magnolia, before the ground freezes.

The best time to plant a tree can be in the early spring (before it starts leafing out) or in the fall, although many experts prefer a fall planting. When trees are planted, they love moderate ...

Q. (My) birch tree, planted many years ago, has never really grown full. In the spring, it will get tiny green leaves but (it’s) still very airy and not full foliage. We’ve been told not to prune it.

The birch trees in this photo appear to have been infested with bronze birch borer, as indicated by the dead upper branches where larvae have disrupted the flow of water and nutrients.