"in the persistent ability of a 4,000-year-old tree to shut up shop almost everywhere throughout its stem in a very dry year, and faithfully to reawaken to add many new cells in a favorable year." ...

The superior strains of walnut have been selected primarily for stem straightness and rapid height and diameter growth. On good sites, with proper cultural treatments, these trees will perform better, ...

There is a common native tree that helps wildlife survive winter by providing both food and shelter. That tree is the humble box elder, Acer negundo. Even though they are a type of maple ...