Here's how the experts say you should plant a pit—and how to care for it.

Q: I am seeing a small tree covered in white blooms on the roadsides right now. What is this tree, and is it a good tree for my yard? A: You are describing the Chickasaw plum trees that are blooming ...

We live in a wonderful forest with many large towering trees. Often overlooked are our many smaller trees. Smaller trees can be very useful in a landscape when you need something to fit into a small ...

I knew something odd was happening when I got to a forgotten corner of the garden the other day and realized that a four-year old Chickasaw plum was dead. The Chickasaw is sometimes called the ...

Driving to Athens on Georgia 316 last week, I kept glancing at the many Chickasaw plum thickets sporting their shimmering white blossoms along the highway. A small, native tree, the Chickasaw plum ...

Flatwoods plum is the nearly identical, but less well known, cousin of Chickasaw plum. Both natives are small trees that produce a cloud of creamy blooms in spring. Flatwoods is easier to maintain, ...

The Winter Haven Tree Board will be handing out Chickasaw plum tree saplings at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 22 at the farmer's market between Lake Silver and the City Hall on Third Street Northwest.

Wouldn't it be great to have free plums forever after buying just a single piece of fruit? You can if you grow a plum tree from a pit. The process can be a little tricky, but it can be very rewarding.

Start by choosing the correct variety of plum, then remove the pit. Extract the seeds from the pit, then let them germinate before placing them in the soil. Wouldn't it be great to have free plums ...