Many of us have places in our landscapes where it’s constantly wet. We always say “plants breathe through their roots”, which means that poorly drained sites are bad for most plants since air can’t ...

It was at the Musée d’Orsay where amongst paintings ranging from Cezanne to Gauguin, one stood out the most, “Saule pleureur” by Claude Monet. The blending colors of the leaves and the textured bark, ...

The huge weeping willow tree near the Stilling Basin at Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area in Bern Township stands no more. “That came about because we evaluated that tree, as we do with a lot of our ...

OWOSSO, MI – This massive weeping willow is the centerpiece of a Mid-Michigan backyard – and the main reason the owner bought the house. Kathy Briggerman bought her Owosso home 10 years ago. “I’m a ...

Standing ‘like an elderly grandparent watching all the life around it’, a willow in Peterborough offers a symbol of calm in troubled times When Toby Wood’s son and daughter turned four, he took them ...

You don’t have to be a tree expert to recognize a “Weeping Willow” tree. Native to China, Salix babylonica, commonly called weeping willow or Babylon weeping willow, is a medium to large shade tree ...

A year-and-a-half long search for Michigan’s biggest trees resulted in 16 new potential state champion trees and the discovery of a massive weeping willow in Shiawassee County. While not a new state ...

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