This phenomenon, called marcescence, adds a unique dimension to the winter landscape, and gives me something to ponder while ...

What’s a tulip tree? There are two plant species grown in Marin that are called tulip trees. Magnolia soulangeana, a deciduous tree with saucer-shaped white to pink flowers, is a good choice for a ...

Red Maple is a versatile and widely loved tree, especially for its fall ... In the fall, its fan-shaped leaves turn a ...

During the spring and summer the leaves have served as factories where ... while others give the sugar maple its brilliant orange. The autumn foliage of some trees show only yellow colors. Others, ...

Paperbark maple trees (Acer griseum ... Its spring buds are purplish-green and unfurl into bright green leaves. Greenish-yellow flowers appear at the same time. These blooms morph into purplish ...