With the early arrival of spring and the abundance of flowering trees, shrubs, and bulbs that seemed to appear all at once, I recently was challenged to identify specific blooming trees according to ...

OAKLAND — Dotted along the thoroughfares and side streets throughout the Bay Area are bursts of pink and white blooms of the Flowering Plum tree, an ornamental, non-fruiting tree with flowers so ...

SAVING SUMMER: The fruit and liquor unite to make downright dreamy preserves I'm lucky enough to have a large, mature plum tree in my backyard. Unluckily, though, it's an ornamental plum, producing ...

Maeve asks: When is the recommended period of time to prune the vertical water sprouts out of my ornamental plum tree? Each year they grow several feet. Plum trees are recognized for their tendency to ...

So a family member asked me the other evening why his young ornamental plum tree is growing straight up, not out like he imagined. And he wanted to know was what he could do about it. So much to think ...

Q. My flowering plum has made fruit this year. I have been here five years and this tree never made fruit before. I thought it was for flowering only and would not make fruit. Why did it make fruit ...

Hundreds of flowering plum trees on both sides of the road have given commuters on one Sacramento-area highway an annual show of pink blossoms for more than a decade. But, the trees are all coming ...

I have a split in the trunk of my ornamental plum tree, and I am wondering what I need to do to save the tree. Any suggestions? To be honest, I'm less concerned about the crack in the trunk than I am ...

A butterfly hanging out in a pollinator-friendly tree. - Annmarie Young Photography/Getty Images If you're looking for an easy way to fill your garden with pollinator-friendly flowers or plants, ...