With the early arrival of spring and the abundance of flowering trees, shrubs, and bulbs that seemed to appear all at once, I recently was challenged to identify specific blooming trees according to ...

A pattern has emerged that I do not understand. On planting a new plum tree, it takes a couple of years to establish and then flowers and bears fruit for several years, whereupon it stops flowering ...

You’ve probably noticed different hues of pink flowers blooming from the recently-bare trees that are scattered across Tacoma and thought two things: Spring is finally here. It’s cherry blossom season ...

When it comes to spring beauty in the tree world, the showy explosions of crabapple, apple, plum and cherry tree blossoms get all the attention. But when you slow down to look closely, you’ll discover ...

In November, I received the following email from Gary Sparr concerning a tree that plum lovers should consider planting. “We have an 11-year-old Methley plum tree that is blooming now with new leaves ...