Hickory trees are one of the most important hardwood trees in North America. Hickory isn't one single type of tree; it's a variety of species within the Carya genus. There are about 12 species that ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

Sitting under the wide canopy of a tree can cool you off on a hot summer day and even lower home-energy costs. If your landscape is treeless, the sooner a new tree grows a shady canopy, the better. A ...

Some of them hid in the cinder block bath house. Others didn’t have time to make it there. An EF1 tornado tore through Hickory Woods Campground outside Brookville, Indiana, late Tuesday night. The ...

Nothing beats the spectacular show fall foliage puts on in the autumn, and you don’t have to travel states away to experience beautiful color. These 17 … ...

By Shirley Shuman A giant step toward developing Gassaway’s Kanawha Park has been completed, but the process has taken some ...

When it comes to fall foliage, this has been a somewhat lackluster year, but on my hillside and on a few other homesites in the neighborhood, the steadfast, old hickory trees are sporting ...

(WHTM) – Planting a tree helps the environment, will add character to your outdoor space, and can provide shade once it reaches maturity. Since trees can take decades to reach their full potential and ...

Next time you develop itchy, watery eyes and a stuffy nose, you might want to stop blaming all green things. Seasonal allergies, while annoying, are not caused by all plants or even all plants that ...

Eighth-graders from Swift Middle School in Fulton Township are expanding their environmental efforts from their campus to the city with Saturday’s planting of hickories in Lancaster County Central ...

Roots of some oak, maple, beech, hickory, tulip and other trees began spreading in local soil before Erie was even incorporated as a city in 1851. Their branches shaded mourners at funerals for Erie ...