Q.: We have a weeping birch in our front yard and this is its third season. It is a healthy tree with nice leaves and most of the branches going all the way to the ground. When we planted it ...

Growing Things: Replacing a beloved birch tree Q: We have a beloved 50-year-old weeping birch in our front yard. It has been slowly dying from the top down, and we will have to remove it this year.

Weeping trees make a striking statement with their long, downward branches that cascade toward the ground. There are various types of weeping trees, but they all share the common characteristic of ...

Q. Last year we planed a small, weeping birch tree in our backyard without doing any prior research. Dumb, I know. It seemed to have a rough time adjusting, despite our attention on keeping it ...

Wet soil can cause problems like fungal infection and poor growth in the garden. Select the right trees and soil amendments ...

The European weeping birch tree develops a weeping high canopy that makes it an excellent choice for garden accents and in lawn areas. Supplemental watering during dry periods is critical and ...

It’s hard to beat the beautiful white bark of the European weeping birch tree. But as popular as they are, birch trees are not easy to grow in the Inland Northwest. A quick look through almost ...

Q: Our 12-year-old weeping birch tree appears to have died because all the leaves have turned brown. Do you think it is a goner or should we wait to see if it revives next year? What do you think ...

The birch is an elegant tree with so much for us to enjoy. Its yellow spring catkins blowing gently in a breeze, the tiny diamond leaves that let the light shine through, their autumn colour, and ...

Growing Things: Replacing a beloved birch tree Q: We have a beloved 50-year-old weeping birch in our front yard. It has been slowly dying from the top down, and we will have to remove it this year.

The birch is an elegant tree with so much for us to enjoy. Its yellow spring catkins blowing gently in a breeze, the tiny diamond leaves that let the light shine through, their autumn colour, and ...