The weeping willow (Salix babylonica), sometimes also called Babylon willow, is a polarizing plant. While some adore this unique-looking tree for its droopy charm, others believe that enjoying the ...

Many of us have places in our landscapes where it’s constantly wet. We always say “plants breathe through their roots”, which means that poorly drained sites are bad for most plants since air can’t ...

Often, stories about saving trees involve trees in the path of development. Not this one - a tree so wide and gangly, we have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A cozy-looking house surrounded by trees and bushes - Artmarie/Getty Images With their tumbling branches boasting a waterfall of ...

Very few plants look as good to me next to a body of water as does weeping willow, Salix babylonica. Something about the pendulous branches hanging downward and even touching the water while they sway ...

The landscape around iconic Lake LaSalle is getting some attention this fall, but it may take a few generations of students to fully appreciate it. Grounds crews from University Facilities spent last ...

Many people enjoy the look of the weeping willow but have discovered its drawbacks. It has invasive roots and is brittle and short-lived. However, the Maytenus boaria or mayten tree is almost a ...

Question: Weeping willow, six years old and 9″ diameter. Wet, clay ground and thriving. Suddenly late last summer, I noticed the leaves were dead, and the bark on the trunk was completely loose and ...

It was at the Musée d’Orsay where amongst paintings ranging from Cezanne to Gauguin, one stood out the most, “Saule pleureur” by Claude Monet. The blending colors of the leaves and the textured bark, ...