Pop-quiz time: who was our seventh President? Why, Andrew Jackson, of course, a native South Carolinian (although our friends in North Carolina like to claim him), who was a true American hero, ably ...

A goddess, a president, and a tree. An unlikely trio, but there is a connection: the shagbark hickory tree. This tree is deserving of superlatives, if not deity and presidency. One of the dominant ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

We have several hickory trees in our neighborhood, but the one I appreciate the most stands by the stone wall bordering the back pasture. At least 60 feet tall in the open air, the tree benefits from ...

More signs of spring: the mockingbird's discordant gurgle has been a constant accompaniment to me as I work in the garden, dandelions have taken over the lawn, the quince has bloomed and drawn bees ...