Trees

Unique bark coloration and texture, graceful growth forms, and attractive foliage make birches desirable landscape ornamentals. Birches highlight landscapes worldwide.

Nov 19, 2009 - Georgene A. Bramlage

Recent trends in breeding and selection for Rose-of-Sharon Hibiscus include plant size choices, larger sterile flowers, and vividly colored long-lasting flowers.

Aug 24, 2009 - Georgene A. Bramlage

Landscape gardeners have numerous crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia) hybrids and cultivars from which to choose. Options suit most southwest and southern landscape settings.

May 30, 2009 - Georgene A. Bramlage

Crapemyrtles (Lagerstroemia) are summer-bloomers in southern U.S. landscape gardens. Grown for over two hundred years, these plants are often called "southern lilacs."

May 22, 2009 - Georgene A. Bramlage

Easy-to-grow crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia) dwarf shrubs are newcomers to landscape gardens. Heat tolerant, pest-resistant and summer flowering, they ensure design novelty.

May 15, 2009 - Georgene A. Bramlage

"A Red, White and Blue Christmas" is the 2008 White House Christmas Tree and Decorating theme presented by Laura Bush, December 3 at a White House Holiday Press Preview.

Dec 11, 2008 - Georgene A. Bramlage

Red-flowered pohutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa), a native New Zealand tree belonging to the Myrtle plant family, is a N. Z. symbol. Pohutukawa is useful for landscaping.

Dec 2, 2008 - Georgene A. Bramlage

Root disease and old age commanded removal, in mid-June 2008, of a 19th century tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) at Monticello, Virginia home of Thomas Jefferson.

Oct 16, 2008 - Georgene A. Bramlage

Landscape designs for large areas need trees like oaks (Quercus spp.) that are in proportion to the design and relatively maintenance-free. Oaks provide color and shade.

Aug 24, 2008 - Georgene A. Bramlage

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) readily select small trees as available food sources. Native deer-resistant plants ensure success in built landscapes.

May 2, 2008 - Georgene A. Bramlage

Appetites of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) include ornamental landscape plants. Choosing native deer-resistant shrubs equals landscape success.

Apr 25, 2008 - Georgene A. Bramlage

Eastern redbud trees and cultivars enrich landscape gardens with varieties of form, silhouettes and unusual seasonal color. Site selection is essential for good display.

Apr 11, 2008 - Georgene A. Bramlage

Winter/spring-blooming Asian witchhazels - Hamamelis xintermedia, H. japonica and H. mollis - exhibit potential in garden landscapes as focal points and in shrub borders.

Mar 21, 2008 - Georgene A. Bramlage

Descriptions and photos of five nonnative (alien) invasive tree species of Virginia. Focus on history, importance in built landscapes and, control and management.

Mar 3, 2008 - Georgene A. Bramlage