Weeping Like a Willow
Weeping like a willow. I heard that chorus in a folk song somewhere long ago. As a you...
Black Walnut
I remember walking around my dad’s nursery when I was a teenager, helping out and gett...
Are You Zoned Out?
Now that the snow has come and it feels like winter, we might as well talk about winte...
The Pits (Part 3)
Do you know what really is the pits? When people say they are going to do something I never do. So here I am, with th...
Snow Load
Heavy wet snow load is changing columnar trees into weeping trees this fall! I have several varieties of trees on my ...
Seedless Trees: Blessing or Barren?
Mancana Manchurian Ash, Lace Weeping Willow, Ming Cherry, Gentry and Nobility White Ash, Spring Snow Flowering Crabap...
Hot Wings Maple: A Fiery Twist on Shade Trees
Ever play with those little brown helicopter seeds when you were a kid? The ones you can toss on the air and they fal...
Swiss Stone Pine: The Alps… Pine
Swiss Stone Pine seems to be an uncommon tree in every aspect. We rarely see it in our landscape here in Manitoba, bu...
Silverado Hybrid Olive: The Silver on the Prairies
Trees are green. We learn this in kindergarten. Plants over all grow green leaves. But what about when they don’t? No...