Meadow Ridge MetroPark is the largest park in the MetroParks of Butler County system at 456 acres. Park leaders consider it a “hidden gem,” but they want to change that with the public.

Savernake is famous for its oaks, but in April, there is nothing more beautiful than a beech tree just coming into bud. The sunlight brings a translucence to the leaf and the whole forest is shot ...

During AirVenture, noted aviation authors, such as Rinker Buck and ace Clarence “Bud” Anderson ... gull-wing Stinsons, Beech Staggerwings, and aerobatics. Whatever you’re interested in ...

Always prune above a bud facing the outside of a plant to force the new branch ... including box elder Butternut and walnut Birch and its relatives, ironwood and blue beech Trees and shrubs to prune ...

A new study from Holden Forests & Gardens and a team at USDA Agricultural Research Service confirms that beech leaf disease—a ...

A new study from Holden Forests & Gardens and the USDA Agricultural Research Service confirms that beech leaf disease—already ...

The name of the preserve comes from the fact that many of the beech trees on the property appear to be eating the rocks as they grow around them. On the forest floor, some 80 species of spring ...

It’s the trees that make all life possible. On a recent walk in my neighborhood, I was looking at some of the large oaks and beech trees in my area and wondered how they ranked in size compared ...