With the right variety, location, and care, you can successfully grow and harvest delicious cherries in your backyard.

Stumpy, a struggling cherry tree on the Tidal Basin's south bank, was in full bloom on March 25. (Kevin Ambrose/FTWP) Perspective by Kevin Ambrose Stumpy is a hollow, stump-shaped cherry tree located ...

Don't stress if you have a tree that's not looking its best in the bark department. You can save a tree with damaged bark by first assessing the type of damage. Once you know the severity, you have a ...

After years of blooming despite all odds, the little cherry tree that could ... can't anymore. Stumpy is dead. We knew this day was coming: that Stumpy's time with us was coming to a close. The ...

Many small ornamental trees brighten the Chicago region with their spring blooms: redbuds, crabapples, serviceberries, magnolias, wild plums and many more. Cherries, not so much. The Japanese cherry ...

The center of a tree or shrub stem (from roots to trunk, branches, and twigs) is woody, composed of xylem cells that conduct water from the roots to the upper parts of the tree. That woody section is ...