The Bur Oak, Quercus macrocarpa, is a medium to large species within the “white oak group” and is often considered one of the stateliest trees in North America. Though most common in the American Midwest,  its most dense populations are in the Great Lakes region and northern part of the Mississippi … [Read more...]

Picea glauca is a drought tolerant, deer tolerant, cold-hardy evergreen, which occurs naturally from Newfoundland south to Zone 6. It is also called Canada Spruce or Skunk Spruce – the blue-green needles sometimes have a pungent scent when crushed. White Spruce is a a fairly narrow, compact, … [Read more...]

The Virginia Pine (Pinus virginiana), also known as the Scrub or Jersey Pine, is a medium-sized, robust conifer found throughout Appalachia from Alabama east to South Carolina, and north to Pennsylvania. Typically, this species grows in the poor soils of mountain ridges and rocky outcroppings, … [Read more...]