Q: The stems of cherry laurel are turning white. It looks like mold or some sort of infection. Some leaves look OK while others have turned yellow or brown. Can I treat it? This actually isn’t fungal, ...

Homegrown cherries taste just as good as their blossoms look.

Growing your own fruits and vegetables can bring you a sense of pride and peace of mind in knowing exactly where your produce originates. Fruit trees in particular add to the landscape of your home ...

“Presidents’ Day” is upon us again, and that always makes me think of George Washington. For a botanist, the old legend about young George’s chopping down a cherry tree is rather memorable. So, in ...

Looking for an attractive, fast-growing tree that can also function as a screen or privacy fence? Cherry laurel trees (Prunus laurocerasus), sometimes referred to as English laurel, could be the ...

Q: I want to know the difference in the leaf smell of a bay laurel versus a Carolina cherry laurel. I am trying to see if what I bought was actually the right plant. I tried smelling the leaves and ...

A welcome sight each spring, cherry trees provide some of the first blossoms of the season. Fragrant, single- or double-flowers cover the small tree’s leafless branches. There are two groups of cherry ...

Cherry laurel, Prunus caroliniana, is a small tree that is native to the moist woodlands of East Texas. Recently Bill and I enjoyed a stroll around Bob Flournoy’s lovely wooded landscape. He has ...