Most folks are familiar with the names of trees like oak, maple, elm, ash, birch, and cottonwood. But one abundant tree around here that may not be as well-known is the hackberry. I am not sure when I ...

What Does a Hackberry Emperor Look Like? What type of butterfly is this? asks reader Andrea Rickard of Helena, Ohio. Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman say, “This is a good view of the intricate pattern on the ...

As I began trying to identify the trees in my yard, I soon had a visitor tell me that Dutch elm disease had wiped out all of the American elms, so trees that weren’t oaks were cedar elms. I studied my ...