With the early arrival of spring and the abundance of flowering trees, shrubs, and bulbs that seemed to appear all at once, I recently was challenged to identify specific blooming trees according to ...

I have a split in the trunk of my ornamental plum tree, and I am wondering what I need to do to save the tree. Any suggestions? To be honest, I'm less concerned about the crack in the trunk than I am ...

Q. My flowering plum has made fruit this year. I have been here five years and this tree never made fruit before. I thought it was for flowering only and would not make fruit. Why did it make fruit ...

So a family member asked me the other evening why his young ornamental plum tree is growing straight up, not out like he imagined. And he wanted to know was what he could do about it. So much to think ...

DEAR JESSICA: I read your column every Sunday and learn so much. I have a plumeria growing in a clay pot, which I kept out on the deck all summer, where it thrived. How can I keep it alive as ...

Q: I would like to plant an attractive tree, preferably flowering, in my Noe Valley backyard. Two things I am concerned about are water requirements and vermin. Both plum and cherry trees seem to do ...

When most people think of ornamental trees, they tend to think of crabapples, flowering plums, or flowering pears. One of the most often overlooked ornamental trees is the Goldenrain tree, ...

Tourists visiting the hill station this winter will have an opportunity to see the bountiful blossom of ornamental plum tree, technically known as Prunus Genus. Standing in front of the recently ...