Many landscapes rely on a lawn and large shade trees, but the addition of medium-size trees provides a transition between the lawn or groundcovers and the shade trees, creating a complex, attractive ...

Storms in the South can topple lots of shade trees, opening yards to the searing summer sun. Faithful readers asked me to suggest replacements that wouldn’t take 50 years to reach a decent size or ...

They make attractive, fast-growing, medium-sized shade trees reaching about 40 to 50 feet tall and 30 feet wide. If you want a female that produces the attractive fruit, purchase a tree in late ...