I was standing at Pavilion 1 in Lancaster County Central Park one day early in June when a hackberry butterfly landed on my left arm. Immediately its long, straw-like mouth came out and I could feel ...

Meet the Hackberry. Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee introduces you to this native tree with single toothed leaves, an uphill/downhill shaped base of the leaves and a gray, ashy bark with ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who reports from Nashville on flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. Hackberries are native to Alabama, where I grew up, but I was a child ...

Last week I noted that now is a good time to plant shade trees, as it gives them time to produce a root system before they have to face the challenge of a hot, dry San Antonio summer. I recommended ...