But in a big yard, they may be just the right flowering tree. In late spring, catalpas produce white flowers that, form a ...

Among the best fast-growing flowering trees are magnolia trees which produce plumes of blooms in different shades of white and pink. Many types of magnolias do well in containers thanks to their ...

The genetics behind the alternating sexes of walnut trees has been revealed by biologists at the University of California, ...

Ornamental pear, Pyrus calleryana, includes a number of specific cultivars or varieties of trees. The variety ‘Bradford’ is the most famous. Other varieties include ‘Aristocrat,’ ‘Autumn ...

Today flowering plant species outnumber by twenty to one those of ferns and cone-bearing trees, or conifers, which had thrived for 200 million years before the first bloom appeared. As a food ...

the flowering pear was one of a number of pear species brought from Asia to the US, where it was cultivated and bred in experimental orchards. The flowering pear is known as a very adaptable tree and ...