PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - This is a good time of year to think about what I call 'Patriotic Plants,' those that are native to America and our area, like Oxydendrum arboreum, or Sourwood tree. It begins ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Sourwood is a tree for all seasons and is found in the forest understory, ...

When summer ends and fall begins, this annual meeting times in the Extension world starts. The powers who be usually give us agents a break in the summer to work on projects and possibly take ...

It's not a dogwood, but it does have a little bite. One of the loveliest trees of the eastern United States, it is fairly common from Pennsylvania through the Appalachians south to Georgia, down ...

Q: What is causing green on yellow neck squash (see reader's photo)? A: I think you've got a variety that produces two-tone fruit. The most common one is Zephyr. There are some viruses that can cause ...

While I love gardening in eastern North Carolina for many reasons, there are a few favorite plants of mine that I wish were better fits for our climate. I have lived in Massachusetts, Maryland and a ...

Q. I have a question about fall leaf color. I planted two sourwood trees (Oxydendrum arboreum) because I wanted to enjoy the brilliant fall color of the leaves. The tree I planted on the hillside had ...

Q: A landscaper planted an 8-foot sourwood tree for me last fall and didn’t remove the burlap around the root ball like I thought he should. The tree didn’t grow much at all this whole year. Do ...

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Trivia: This Virginia native plant is called sourwood because of the sour taste of its sap (even the Greek word “oxydendrum” translates to “sour tree”). The tree is a close relative of rhododendrons, ...