Pop-quiz time: who was our seventh President? Why, Andrew Jackson, of course, a native South Carolinian (although our friends in North Carolina like to claim him), who was a true American hero, ably ...

A goddess, a president, and a tree. An unlikely trio, but there is a connection: the shagbark hickory tree. This tree is deserving of superlatives, if not deity and presidency. One of the dominant ...

The original objective of this week’s column was to explain why — unless you live in Ashe or Avery counties — you have in all probability never seen a shagbark hickory in Western North Carolina. But ...

When settlers arrived to farm around Chicago in the 1830s, they found rich woodlands of majestic oaks and scattered hickory trees. These trees had survived fires and storms and provided a bounty of ...

The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District recently unveiled this year’s focus of the Geauga County Big Tree Contest and is currently seeking nominations. This contest seeks to promote the beauty ...

More signs of spring: the mockingbird's discordant gurgle has been a constant accompaniment to me as I work in the garden, dandelions have taken over the lawn, the quince has bloomed and drawn bees ...

Nut trees are a great investment; they provide shade, habitat and food for wildlife, beauty for the landscape, and the added benefit of food for humans. Some trees, such as walnut trees, have the ...