Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. Does our central Ohio extended summer have you longing ...

Sweetgum trees (Liquidambar styraciflua) are fast-growing and beautiful ornamental trees that often require little pruning to help them remain healthy and flourishing. Even though they need minimal ...

The lawn of our new home has a lot of these prickly balls, and more are still on the tree they fell from. I’m worried about them killing the grass. How do I deal with this? Sweetgum balls, the seed ...

Though it grows mostly in the southeastern United States, the sweetgum strikes me as an All-American tree. It is, as it were, nature’s version of good old American ingenuity: a supremely versatile ...

Have you been reveling in the cool weather? I have. The trees are finally beginning to turn a bit. A friend of mine said she was out playing golf the other day, and the colors were absolutely fabulous ...

ATLANTA, March 29 — The sweetgum tree grows widely throughout the country and is known for its mace-like green fruit, which are sometimes called "gumballs." Now, this spiny fruit may become an ...

New Yorkers have celebrated plenty of unusual birthdays over the years, but this one might be the most out-of-this-world yet. On Thursday, July 16, Madison Square Park is throwing an all-day ...

This Horticulture Hotline is a continuation of last week's article about soil modification around trees. The article is the ANSI standards for soil modification that are under public review through ...