The bigleaf hydrangea can grow well in both acidic and alkaline conditions. For many cultivars, soil pH determines the color of blooms. Acidic soil yields shades of blue, and alkaline soil prompts ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to thousands of wildflower species, plus 100 native tree ... oak, on the other hand, keeps its green hue in the fall. It can be identified by its ...

Learn More › Well-tended, colorful trees can add much-needed shade, privacy, and value to your property. With global deforestation a real environmental concern, every tree planted—even just one or two ...

Players can find oak, spruce, dark oak, and other kinds of trees. Since the game is entirely made up of pixelated blocks, even the leaves on these trees are essentially blocks, which can look ...

It boasts silvery bark and three-lobed leaves that turn bright yellow ... You may have to search for this one, as garden centers seem stuck on the inferior pin oak (a lousy tree for most yards as its ...

For those of you who aren’t aware that live oak trees drop their leaves every year despite the fact that we describe them as evergreen, look at the ground now. If you have live oak trees ...

This impressive tree is native to the U.S., and unlike other oak trees, the leaves are not lobed. It will grow in zones 4 through 8 and can reach a height of up to 70 feet. It would make an amazing ...

Identifiable by their deeply ridged bark and lobed leaves, oak trees bring colorful fall foliage to your yard, street, or nearby park. Height differs by species, but many of these often slow-growing ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Opposite leaves are just what they sound like: the leaves, whether ...

The difference is that red oak trees have more severely lobed leaves and larger acorns. Plus, the inner bark is reddish rather than black oak's yellowish color. Black oak trees can be found as ...

Poison oak can be a pain and, for people who are highly sensitive to it, downright dangerous because all parts of this plant ...