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Large magnolia tree in full bloom with white and pink cup-shaped flowers against blue sky

Magnolia trees: growing, pruning, and caring through every season

Trees
Kumquat tree branches covered in small green unripe fruits in summer garden

Your kumquat is loaded with fruit but nothing is ripening — here’s why

Citrus
Elm tree

Elm, a beautiful tall tree

Trees
Laurus nobilis

Laurus nobilis, the nobleman’s true bay laurel

Herbs and spices
Damson plum

Damson plum, a sweet European plum: planting, care, harvest

The fruit Orchard
mimosa tree varieties

Mimosa tree varieties: more blooms in winter!

Trees
Paulownia, a fast-growing shade tree

Paulownia, racing for the heavens… to provide blissful shade for all!

Trees
yuzu tree

Yuzu, a hardy citrus for colder climates

Citrus
Kaffir makrut citrus hystrix

Kaffir lime, a small, lumpy citrus with a tasty Asian tang

Citrus
Mandarin orange tree

Mandarin, the ancestor of Clementines, delicious fruits and hardier tree

Citrus
White willow branch with catkins against a silver body of water

White willow, a light, breezy willow to line riverbeds and lakes

Trees
Large, straight beech tree

Beech, a tall, smooth-skinned gigantic shade tree

Trees
A swath of ghost-like handkerchief tree flowers

Handkerchief tree, a tree with truly unique flowers!

Trees
Lush moringa leaf with lots of leaflets

Moringa oleifera, a fast-growing tree with edible leaves

The fruit Orchard
Lemon tree wrapped up in winterizing fleece

Get your lemon tree ready for winter: in pots and in the ground, indoors and outside

Citrus
Betula utilis jacquemontii, the himalayan birch

Betula jacquemontii, a fabulous white-bark birch

Trees
Dwarf weeping tree

Dwarf weeping trees for pots and small gardens

Trees
Yellow-leaved trees

Trees with gold yellow leaves, bring the sun to the garden!

Trees
Parrotia persica, the persian ironwood tree

Persian ironwood, strong wood and even stronger colors!

Trees
Yellow leaves of the caramel tree

Caramel tree, delicious eye candy for the garden

Trees
Horse chestnut

Horse chestnut tree, are you up to a game of conkers?

Trees
Shinus molle, pink peppercorn

Pink Peppercorn, the false pepper: Shinus molle

Trees
Wonderful white blooming of the Bradford pear tree

Bradford pear, the calleryana pear tree that went from true love to hate

Trees
bradford pear

Bradford pear, from beloved to banished – keep a lookout for it!

Trees
Blooming white flower cluster of the sorbus mountain ash rowan tree

Mountain ash, rowan – a boon for bees, birds and beauty lovers

Trees
Scotch laburnum forms cascades of yellow flowers

Scotch laburnum, magnificent yellow bunches

Trees
Caucasian elm leaves

Caucasian elm, delicate yellow leaves in fall for a hardy-proof winter

Trees
Quince fruit in a basket with spices

Quince, grown for thousands of years yet unknown of all

The fruit Orchard
Flower of the Robinia pseudoacacia umbraculifera variety

Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Umbraculifera’, a round-shaped tree for gardens and containers

Trees
acacia tree

Acacia tree – planting, care and pruning of this towering shade-giver

Trees
Nectarine tree

Nectarine tree, how to grow nectarines

The fruit Orchard
A young katsura tree branch, perfect for cuttings.

Preparing katsura cuttings – a quick way to propagate your Caramel tree!

Trees
Katsura tree

Katsura, the tree that produces a sweet-smelling fragrance

Trees
Young katsura tree at the Geoff Hamilton Memorial Garden

Planting a katsura tree – tips and tricks to make sure it thrives!

Trees
Female Cercidiphyllum katsura flower

Katsura tree – is your tree male or female?

Trees
Plum facts

Plum, a sweet delicacy: key facts and origin

The fruit Orchard
Salix caprea

Salix Caprea ‘Kilmarnock’, a miniature weeping willow

Trees
Phillyrea

Phillyrea, a short olive-like tree for hardy climates

Trees
Hornbeam leaf and katkins in spring

Hornbeam, a very beautiful tree

Trees
Crepe myrtle

Crepe myrtle, superb summer blooming

Trees
Ornamental pear

Ornamental pear tree – how to care for it

Trees
Judas tree

Judas tree, remarkable blooming

Trees
lagerstroemia

Lagerstroemia – a very ornamental tree

Trees
Hop hornbeam leaves and flowers

Hophornbeam, very ornamental

Trees
Alsace quetsche, a damson species

Alsace damsons or quetsche, delicious plums

The fruit Orchard
Young beurry hardy pears on tree

Beurré Hardy pear tree, early and abundant

The fruit Orchard
Medlar

Medlar, a fruit tree to rediscover

The fruit Orchard
Large and small willows

Small willows for small gardens, big ones for bigger gardens

Trees
Wild cherry tree

Wild cherry tree, cherries for the birds

Trees
Peach tree

Peach tree, grow delicious peaches

The fruit Orchard
Peach nectarine facts

Peach and nectarine facts: the Origin Story

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