Arborists and urban foresters are keenly aware that a diverse mix of tree species is key to healthy urban woodlands. Here in North Florida we have an impressive diversity of native trees, yet ...

POTTSVILLE — In years to come, American Hophornbeam trees will grace a street that’s home to America’s oldest brewery. Within a few blocks of the brewery D.G. Yuengling founded in 1829, trees known ...

Wandering through the woods this time of year, occasionally I’ve come across a small deciduous tree laden with cone-like structures that resemble the hops used to brew beer. This is the American — or ...

THERE ARE TWO members of the birch family that often go unnoticed in the understory of our forests: the Eastern hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) and American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana). Both of ...