Evergreens are the foundation of any well-designed garden, providing structure, texture and interest at all times of year. There are a handful of evergreens that not only look good but also have ...

Loquat trees thrive in warm tropical and subtropical climates. They are suited to growing outdoors in US hardiness zones 8-11 and are relatively cold hardy, but damaged by tempera ...

This oak tree has stood in this very spot since long before he or I walked the Earth. It is early winter when MacKenzie, an atmospheric scientist and director of Birmingham University Institute ...

"The kumquat tree you love so much has blossomed again, its branches filled with tiny orange fruits," she said. "The loquat tree near your home has also borne fruit, orange ones, and I can imagine ...

If you're looking for uncommon fruit trees that have loads of character and grow fast, the loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) may just be the new garden favorite for you. Picture a tree that matures quickly ...

The area that is now Joshua Tree National Park wasn’t always a desert. During the Great Ice Age, also known as the Pleistocene Epoch, there were rivers and lakes as well as Columbian mammoths ...