Tree of the Week: Black Locust

By: Mark Halpin, Forestry Manager Robinia pseudoacacia, black locust, does not get a lot of respect among the arborists, foresters and horticulturists of North America, although it is common both […]

Tree of the Week – White Fringetree

By: Mark Halpin, Forestry Manager Chionanthus virginicus, white fringetree, has one of the most unusual flower displays of any North American flowering tree (the only serious competition comes from smoketree, […]

Tree of the Week – Hawthorn

By: Mark Halpin, Forestry Manager We covered green hawthorn in a previous installment, but the Crataegus genus is worth revisiting for too many reasons to pass up. Hawthorn blooms are […]