The white pine tree is a giant native conifer in eastern North America. Its needles are used to make white pine needle tea with a long list of medicinal properties. To make this tea, steep the white...
Category: Trees
If you haven’t come across this plant outdoors, you have likely seen Jewels of Opal in a flower arrangement. The pink flowers against the chartreuse foliage are striking. However, this Jewels of...
Native to Japan and Korea, this slow-growing deciduous tree has fragrant flowers and soft wood. The tree usually grows between 25 and 50 feet tall and 30 feet wide. Magnolia kobus flowers and leaves...
Bauhinia Variegata (Orchid Tree): Edibility, Uses, and How to Grow
Bauhinia variegata refers to the ever-popular edible orchid tree. This flowering plant belongs to the legume family but earns its reputation more readily for its orchid-like flowers. The flowers and...
You might recognize the Cercis Occidentalis deciduous shrub by its common name, the western redbud. Also knows as the California redbud, it's a drought-tolerant tree, and needs little to no water....
The calabash fruit is an eye-catching large green fruit that grows on the calabash tree (Crescentia cujete). The fruit is not edible raw but can be used to make juice and syrup for medical purposes...