Oh, it’s a Tulip Tree! If you’ve never met a Tulip tree before, have a close look at this tree to find clues about why it’s called this before reading […]

A bit (ok, a lot) about Locusts! As a Locust grows, it begins like a small, thorny shrub. Twinned spikes growing from smooth bark catch your shirt as you move […]

Is looking at Two Horse Chestnuts even better than just one? Thick, heavy branches curl upwards like fingers, grasping these March skies. Buds containing five-part, hand-like leaves bulge bigger by […]

Cheers to the city Silver Maple!   Feel that scaly silver bark! Check out those big red buds and flowers! The first buds to appear, Silver Maples kick off springtime’s […]

Manitoba Maples, toblers for short A tobler’s super power is its ability to act as a first-response tree in any disturbed site. These trees have impressive capacity to stretch, bend […]