The kudzu of the tree world could one day be controlled by a fungus.  Virginia Tech graduate student Rachel Brooks is testing ...

Forests cover nearly two-thirds of our state. According to the Virginia Department of Forestry, there are 78 species of common native trees of Virginia. These species can be grouped in ...

It doesn’t seem like we could already be at the end of July, but we are. The calendar year is more than half over and if you ...

Bloom Schedule for Native Trees in VA Below is a general timeline for when some of the most common native trees in Southwest Virginia begin to bloom: These bloom times can shift slightly depending ...

Taller plants like milkweed (Asclepias), jewelweed (Impatiens capensis), yarrow (Achillea millefolium) and obedience plant ...

Hundreds of native trees, shrubs planted for Richmond’s first-ever tiny forest by: Marysa Tuttle Posted: Mar 15, 2025 / 05:11 PM EDT Updated: Mar 16, 2025 / 07:39 AM EDT ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Several nurseries in the Richmond area will offer a deal on eligible native trees and shrubs in March as part of a program by the Virginia Department of Forestry.

We have about 15 to 18 right now, and even I have to go on the Virginia Tech Big Tree Database website to find out exactly how many we have, because, sure, one of our trees could fall down and ...

"We recognize the importance of preserving mature trees," said Dale Spradlin, a community builder at K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Historic Virginia community, where the oak stands.

"We recognize the importance of preserving mature trees," said Dale Spradlin, a community builder at K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Historic Virginia community, where the oak stands.

The introduction of European honeybees in the 17th century also may have played a role: The parakeets nested inside hollow trees, and many nesting sites were taken over by the non-native bees.

Native-plant champion Doug Tallamy’s got a new book explaining how The entomologist urges everyone to make their yard more ecofriendly by planting plants that provide food for insects.