FAYETTE, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) recently crowned a new state champion river birch tree in Howard County. MDC Forester A.J. Campbell presented the Missouri Champion Tree ...

Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension master gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. As the growing season fades, we bid adieu to many of ...

“Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom – and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.” — Benjamin Franklin. “The cost of freedom is always high, but ...

EASY TO IDENTIFY: River birch or Betula nigra is native to the southern US and is commonly found in the flood plains and swamp areas. “It’s beautiful, the summer month of June, and the sun shines most ...

Q: Can you help me figure out what’s likely going on with this river birch tree? The tree has been dropping leaves incessantly since about April/May, hundreds per day. Should this tree be dropping its ...

SPARTANBURG — The River Birch Trail will soon become more vibrant with the help of 15 Spartanburg artists. Spartanburg Art Museum and PAL (Play, Advocate, Live well) have collaborated on a project ...

Dear Master Gardener: Our river birch is being severely defoliated by some type of insect. We haven’t seen the insects because the tree canopy is too high, but birds have been all over the tree, so we ...