The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

Springfield folklore says the city’s population of sweet gum trees (and their annoying, spiky “gum ball” seed pods) dates from the great elm tree die-off of the late 1940s. Sweet gums indeed were one ...

Fall color can be incredibly iffy in many tress, but you always can count on American sweet gum for fantastic color. It's a native of the Southeast and has a 400-year life span. I've seen sweet gums ...

With the groundhogs back underground, Valentine's Day celebrated and warmth disrupting winter, some of us who look closely at trees and shrubs are perceiving any number of details. One of the ...