A column in January about the spring-flowering Amelanchier tree brought several follow-up letters from readers. Since spring is officially here and the tree will be blooming soon, I thought it would ...

Fall fruits of a serviceberry tree. but I saw one at a great price at a garden center that was called a "shadblow serviceberry" tree. What's the difference between shadblow and Autumn Brilliance? A: ...

I have fallen in love with an amazing berry and I think you should, too. This berry has many names. In the Tlingit language it is called gaawák. In Latin it is called Amelanchier. In English it is ...

April might bring showers and May flowers, but it also brings bloom to some of Ohio’s native trees. If a tree also has four-season interest, it’s certainly one to consider for the home landscape. Such ...

It is always a battle to beat the birds and the squirrels to the delicious fruits of the serviceberry, which ripened recently. Many trees are already stripped of fruit, what with the wildlife ...

Winters were brutal throughout most of New England in Colonial America. It snowed a lot, often into spring, and there were no radiators (or antibiotics). Many settlers didn’t survive the season, but ...

Muddle Saskatoon berries for a haute new cooler. This article first appeared in Traverse Northern Michigan. Find this story and more when you explore our magazine library. Want Traverse delivered to ...

Well, you're not alone. Many people haven't, at least, perhaps, by those names. Those are some of the common names for a pretty, small tree we have blooming in our open fields and forests in May. It's ...

This 2009 image provided by Bugwood.org shows two Amelanchier canadensis Canadian serviceberry trees. Photo by Richard Webb/Bugwood.org via AP Winters were brutal throughout most of New England in ...

Winters were brutal throughout most of New England in Colonial America. It snowed a lot, often into spring, and there were no radiators (or antibiotics). Many settlers didn’t survive the season, but ...