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Discover featured tree species, including their unique characteristics, benefits, growing conditions, and tips for selecting the right tree for your landscape.

Slender white-barked birch trunks rise from snow-covered ground toward a brilliant blue winter sky.

Paper Birch: Shining Beauty

Learn why the paper birch, with its striking white bark and golden fall color, is one of North America's most beloved a...

A massive, broadly spreading white oak with bare winter branches standing alone on a grassy hilltop under a blue, cloud-dotted sky.

White Oak: The King of Kings

Meet the majestic white oak, the long-lived "king of kings" among trees, prized for its sprawling canopy, strong timber...

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Smoketree: A Mystic Mirage

A cluster of bright red berries on a Sorbus americana tree, surrounded by green leaves against a blue sky background.

American Mountainash: The Witchwood Tree

Steeped in old-world folklore and valued today for its beauty and wildlife appeal, the American mountain ash is a small...

A cluster of three large bur oak acorns showing the species' distinctive fringed, mossy-edged caps, surrounded by green oak leaves against a blue sky.

Bur Oak: Tough Tree for Tough Places

Meet the bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa), a rugged, drought-tolerant native shade tree built to thrive in tough soils and

A row of mature live oak trees with arching, Spanish-moss-draped branches forming a natural tunnel over a sunlit grassy lane.

Live Oak: Heart of the Southern Landscape

Discover the live oak (Quercus virginiana), the iconic moss-draped southern shade tree whose strength once shaped Ameri...

Close-up of a white Kousa dogwood flower with four pointed petal-like bracts surrounding a cluster of small green-and-yellow florets, framed by glossy green leaves.

The Kousa Dogwood

Meet the Kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa), a tough, four-season ornamental tree prized for its showy white blooms, edible r...

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Flowering Dogwood: Spring Splendor in the Forest

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White Fir: An Avid Tree Tamed

View from below of a large, gnarled tree with lush green foliage and drooping branches, creating a canopy effect. The scene feels serene and expansive.

Weeping Willow: The Tree of Romance

Discover how the graceful, history-steeped weeping willow has inspired poets, comforted figures like Napoleon, and beco...

A large tree with vibrant yellow leaves, showcasing the beauty of autumn foliage against a clear blue sky.

Thornless Honeylocust — Nature’s Aberrant

The thornless honeylocust is a rare variation of the native honeylocust that keeps the species’ toughness and ada...

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A Tree with Tulips in its Hair