Tall trees can offer shade, privacy, and a wildlife habitat in your yard. Try planting these large trees to create the ideal canopy around your home.

What if a single tree could cover more ground than a city block? The Great Banyan in Kolkata, India, is the world’s widest tree - a sprawling canopy supported by hundreds of trunk-like roots. In this ...

Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia) has had a large amount of breeding work in the east in recent years. Varieties in a wide range of colors ranging in size from small shrubs to small trees are now available ...

MyDNR, Indiana’s Outdoor Newsletter: We need the public’s help to update The Big Tree Registry, a list of the largest known specimen of each native tree species in Indiana. “Indiana’s currently ...

The ideal privacy tree grows fast, hides your yard from prying eyes, but doesn’t take over the whole landscape. These ...