Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. The black cherry or Prunus serotina is a species in the subgenus Padus with ...

Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee says we can thank wildlife, especially birds, for the spread of wild black cherry trees. This tree-sized cherry tree has shiny, elongated leaves with finely ...

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 exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen with the atmosphere through little “mouths” in their leaves and tiny “windows” in their bark. Flowering cherry trees in spring at the New York Botanical ...

ELLENSBURG — Scanners similar to those found at airport security checkpoints, specially trained dogs and testing for cherry tree leaves are all early detection methods that cherry orchards may soon ...