Fall fruits of a serviceberry tree. but I saw one at a great price at a garden center that was called a "shadblow serviceberry" tree. What's the difference between shadblow and Autumn Brilliance? A: ...

A column in January about the spring-flowering Amelanchier tree brought several follow-up letters from readers. Since spring is officially here and the tree will be blooming soon, I thought it would ...

Winters were brutal throughout most of New England inf Colonial America. It snowed a lot, often into spring, and there were no radiators (or antibiotics). Many settlers didn't survive the season, but ...

Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea) is one of the first trees to flower in spring, producing a beautiful white bloom usually during the first or second week of April. Serviceberries are flowering very ...

The common name of this tree, serviceberry, is said to come from the fact that in some regions, its flowers are collected for church service. “Service” could also come from “sarvis,” a modified ...

Winters were brutal throughout most of New England in Colonial America. It snowed a lot, often into spring, and there were no radiators (or antibiotics). Many settlers didn't survive the season, but ...

Winters were brutal throughout most of New England in Colonial America. It snowed a lot, often into spring, and there were no radiators (or antibiotics). Many settlers didn’t survive the season, but ...