Identifying a dominant leader and cutting away any competing leaders when a tree is young will allow it to grow more robustly ...

Grapevines and fruit trees. Now is the time to clonally propagate grapevines, fig and pomegranate trees from cuttings. In a ...

Plants in the shade of other plants receive more light than scientists had previously believed. A team of researchers from ...

Shaded plants use green and far-red light for photosynthesis. Findings could transform greenhouse horticulture.

Too much shade? No problem! We found shade ground cover plants that are perfect for every type of garden and landscape.

Harvesting the cork, or outer bark of these trees, is a special skill done entirely by hand. Improper harvesting procedures ...

Established trees can create a challenging environment for other plants, so opting to grow resilient shrubs underneath them ...

Jans says, "Many plants react to a relative increase in far-red light by growing straight up, to win the competition for light. This shade avoidance response also helps horticulturalists ...

Now is a good time to plant shade trees. The recommended varieties for the San Antonio area include live oak, Texas red oak, cedar elm, Mexican sycamore, Montezuma cypress, Mexican white oak ...

The name Aucuba means blue tree and the species has attractive glossy bluish-green leaves and, as long as there is a male plant in the vicinity, produce showy red, non edible (poisonous) berries. The ...