“Presidents’ Day” is upon us again, and that always makes me think of George Washington. For a botanist, the old legend about young George’s chopping down a cherry tree is rather memorable. So, in ...

Looking for an attractive, fast-growing tree that can also function as a screen or privacy fence? Cherry laurel trees (Prunus laurocerasus), sometimes referred to as English laurel, could be the ...

Q: I want to know the difference in the leaf smell of a bay laurel versus a Carolina cherry laurel. I am trying to see if what I bought was actually the right plant. I tried smelling the leaves and ...

Cherry laurel, Prunus caroliniana, is a small tree that is native to the moist woodlands of East Texas. Recently Bill and I enjoyed a stroll around Bob Flournoy’s lovely wooded landscape. He has ...