Evergreen trees and shrubs often (but not always) have needles and produce cones. These needled cone-bearing trees are called conifers. Example of conifer trees include pine, fir, spruce and cedar.

Deciduous and coniferous trees vary in many more ways than only leaf types. Learn these differences and you'll know which ...

You’ll need ‘em. Why? Because you’re going to be looking up. To be exact, you’ll be looking up at tree. The best time to prune most of our deciduous trees and shrubs is late winter.

Among the most striking trees I’ve seen was a bald cypress on Cumberland Island, which lies just above the Florida-Georgia line. It was November, and the tree was magnificent in both form and hue.

The dark foliage of conifer trees dominates much of our landscape. It gets to be a bit overwhelming at times, so I’m always glad when spring leaf-out brings fresh, bright greens of the deciduous ...