While the profuse show of brilliant white flowers of Callery pear ( Pyrus calleryana) might seem a welcome sight in the still ...

Imagine a backyard of trees with breathtaking pink flowers blooming each year. With these easy-to-grow tree varieties, it's ...

The Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) tree is native to Appalachia, and indigenous peoples have used the flowers, buds and seed pods as a food and medicinal source for centuries. Redbud is rich in ...

Planting beautiful flowers and shrubs alongside forsythia can enhance your garden's appeal, and these 25 plants will help you create a harmonious landscape.

Blossoming across the eastern U.S. in spring, redbud trees were notably important during the settlement of the Appalachian ...

In this episode of Growing the Ozarks, host Kelly McGowan of the University of Missouri Extension talks with Springfield Plateau Chapter Master Naturalist Lois Zerrer about the invasive Bradford pear.

The scientific name of this lovely shrub is Cercis occidentalis ... This explains why the article also describes the flowers as “pea-like” and the fruits as “legume pods”.