Even if people don’t eat the fruit — that’s understandable — a mulberry tree gives back far more than so many other trees do. It provides shade and attracts wildlife.

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

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.

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 ...

ID That Tree: Red Mulberry Watch on If you have any questions regarding wildlife, trees, forest management, wood products, natural resource planning, or other natural resource topics, feel free to ...

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 ...

Yesterday, the tree was abuzz with pollen-gathering insects. We’ve all heard about bee colony collapse and the shortage of honeybees worldwide, but in our yard, especially around the bottlebrush ...

The White Mulberry from China was introduced to the US by the British in the 1700's. They tried (unsuccessfully) to establish a silk industry with this tree as silkworm food.

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.

This is mulberry season, and our trees are loaded with fruit.The humble mulberry was one of the first fruit trees my husband, Ralph, and I planted on our Groveland property after moving here in ...