Magnolia scale is one of the largest soft scales found in the U.S. and feeds on the sap of magnolias, particularly star magnolia, lily magnolia, cucumber tree magnolia, and saucer magnolia. Tuliptree ...

Magnolias are one of the most beloved heralds of spring, whose showy blooms often appear before the trees leaf out. The diverse magnolia genus ranges from shrubs or dwarf trees to trees that grow over ...

“The summer looks out from her brazen tower, through the flashing bars of July.” – Francis Thompson. “Hot July brings cooling showers, apricots and gillyflowers.” – Sara Coleridge. “I drifted into a ...

Many kinds of small flowering trees help brighten our landscapes from late winter through the spring season. Coming into bloom now is one of the more beautiful of our early spring flowering trees, the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Though people often think of Southern magnolias as the most iconic type of this tree, some varieties also ...