Millicent Harvey's close up of smoke tree bloom. “To know the smoke tree is an experience; but one cannot know it at its strikingly best unless he has seen it in full flush of flower in June or early ...

“To know the smoke tree is an experience; but one cannot know it at its strikingly best unless he has seen it in full flush of flower in June or early July, after the first blast of summer heat has ...

From the archive: This story originally published in The Desert Sun in June 2020. “To know the smoke tree is an experience; but one cannot know it at its strikingly best unless he has seen it in full ...

"Moon Valley Nurseries’ palms and trees are grown in our local climate, thus allowing them to acclimate where they will live,” said Paul Popoff, Certified Nursery Pro (ACNP) for Moon Valley Nurseries.

Q: My young acacia tree has abundant growth but only on the top half of the branches. Each of these branches is losing many leaves halfway up the branch. There is a lot of growth at the top of the ...

Homeowners tend to fall into two broad camps when it comes to desert trees. Some believe that constant coddling is necessary to coax them through the triple digits. Others assume their trees are in an ...

Desert trees offer incredible benefits for your yard, but choosing the right tree for the right place is key to a functional and beautiful landscape. Many homes have small front, back, and side yards ...

Someone needs to tell the Urban Forests Ecosystems Institute that their tree location map is missing the desert willow (Chilopsis linearis) that was planted at the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden ...

It’s been a while since we’ve had such an outpouring for something that doesn’t have to do with Donald Trump: Dozens of readers wrote letters to the editor expressing dismay over the construction of a ...