Native fruit trees are low-maintenance, have a higher chance of survival, and offer shelter and food for local wildlife.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.