The flowering dogwood has been Missouri’s state tree since 1955. But one creator says younger Americans are looking for something more than just beauty.

The genetics behind the alternating sexes of walnut trees has been revealed by biologists at  UCDavis. The research reveals a mechanism that has been stable in walnuts and their ancestors ...

Pecans, Groh found, also have a balanced genetic polymorphism determining flowering order, but in a different part of the genome to walnut. The pecan polymorphism appears to be older than in walnut, ...

This does affirm the old adage that walnuts will grow where apples grow well. As with apples, the walnut tree requires around 800 chill hours over winter to produce good springtime flowering.

Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month, she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. The soft gray-green foliage of Abutilon ...

Scientific Reports (2019). [4] Major QTL with pleiotropic effects controlling time of leaf budburst and flowering-related traits in walnut (Juglans regia L.). Scientific Reports (2020).

Pecans, Groh found, also have a balanced genetic polymorphism determining flowering order, but in a different part of the genome to walnut. The pecan polymorphism appears to be older than in ...