Speaking of fruit, another way to make a wildlife friendly tree is to focus on the birds. You can make a bird feeder out of an orange rind. Have half of the rind act as a cup and fill it with bird ...

For Wildlife Recovery Association's Barb Rogers, tree swallows are swift, smart and stunningly beautiful. However, there is a lot more to them. Their irridescent colors of blue and green flash in ...

I'm looking forward to making jam with the next crop. Wending our way back from the mulberry tree we passed beneath a 25-foot tall loquat or Japanese plum tree that had a spread of some 35 feet.

If quick fruit production and low maintenance are desired, look no further than the mulberry. For more information, call the Marion County Extension office at 671-8400 or email ironhill@ufl.edu.

A dwarf mulberry tree grown in a container will be somewhat limited in height and can be maintained at around 6 feet tall with just minimal pruning. However, if you're going to plant it in the ...

Casey Grogan, owner of Silver Bells Tree Farm and president of the Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Association, trims a noble fir at his 400-acre Christmas tree farm in Silverton, Ore., in Nov. 2018.

A version of this article appears in print on Dec. 14, 2023, Section A, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: Christmas Tree Farms Give Wildlife a Valuable Gift: Sanctuary.