Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Catalpas are irregularly shaped trees shrouded in deeply ridged, coarse gray bark. These quirky trees grow quickly and can easily ...

Students at Catawba College announced a significant milestone in their collaborative research on White Oak genetics and tree improvement. The work of students in the Envirosmart Schools Program led to ...

My favorite blooms in early July decorate an unusual tree, once commonly found throughout Illinois and other nearby states. It’s a catalpa tree that was growing in the backyard when I moved in, and ...

Area catalpa trees finished blooming toward the end of June. Their flowers resemble white orchids and are so beautiful. This is a tree you can grow from seed. I have three in different parts of my ...

SALISBURY — Catawba College was honored with a 2023 Tree Campus Higher Education recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation, reaffirming its commitment to creating a healthy environment on campus, ...

Question: There is some type of caterpillar eating all the leaves of my Catalpa tree. What is the recommended course of action? Answer: At this time of year, there are several large, varied-color ...

Q: The house we moved into has a big tree in the front yard, but we don’t know what kind it is. The leaves are huge and now, a bright yellow color and falling like mad. It also has long pods. Can you ...

I stopped to stare at some buckets of flowers at a farmers' market last Sunday. The white flowers, their throats speckled purple and yellow and grouped together on stalks like a candelabra, looked ...