A few times each autumn, Elizabeth Schwartz gathers the fallen foliage from her neighbor’s Western sycamore in West L.A. and remembers its seasonal gifts: the joy of stomping on huge palmate leaves, ...

Q. Our sycamore tree always looks fine in spring, but many of the leaves become disfigured, turn brown and fall prematurely by summer. Other sycamore trees in our neighborhood do the same thing, too.

We love the sycamore for its large leaves and cool canopy, and for a curious bark that peels to reveal a mottled pattern of greys and browns. However, we are not so sure about its fruits — at least, ...

Q: I wonder if you could give me advice on which kind of sycamore — the California or the London plane — I should plant? A number of years ago, we lost a big old mulberry that was kind of on its side ...

The California sycamore (Platanus racemosa) is big, bold, and full of surprises. Found beside rivers, at the bottoms of canyons, and in the foothills of mountains in the western United States, this ...

The Platanaceae are an early derived eudicot lineage and therefore occupy a key position for understanding reproductive character diversification associated with the early evolutionary radiation of ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. This Australia native tree is an ornamental but variable individual, a ...

Fall is an excellent time to plant trees and shrubs. The soil is still warm, so roots will have time to establish themselves long before the punishing heat of next summer arrives. If you are thinking ...

This trail offers plenty of shade and interesting things to see and investigate nearly year round. You will find a continuously changing array of wildflowers and blooming shrubs and trees from ...

San Bernardino Co. Majove River forks, Grass Valley Creek crossing Hwy 173, 5 road miles E of junction with Hwy 138. Parcel on NW region of inner "elbow" where Hwy 138 turns from W-E to N-S. UTM Zone ...

1. To stop or get better control of bermudagrass in garden plots or flowerbeds spray now with Ortho “Grass-B-Gon” Grass Killer (containing fluazifop-P-butyl). This product specifically attacks grasses ...