When we think of a tree, we usually picture a single big trunk that divides into branches overhead. Yet sometimes trees may sprout small stems sprouting from the base of the trunk, down by the roots.

Consider planting small trees with big blooms. Stan Rosenthal. UF/Leon County Extension. ... Plant this tree where the small apples will not create a mess such as by driveways and sidewalks.

For Japanese or crepe myrtle, he suggests getting in closer under the canopy to highlight the leaves. He says 'a brighter white allows light reflection from the trunk', so for these trees, try ...

Small ornamental trees are generally 30 feet tall or less and can be as short as 8 to 10 feet tall. Rather than just one main trunk, quite a few of these small trees have multiple main stems. Some ...

Palo Verde — Spanish for “green pole” or “green stick” —refers to the tree’s green branches and trunk. ... This is an important design for a tree with small, short-lived leaves.

After autumn’s end comes the problem of what to do with all those fallen leaves. Far too often, homeowners rake the leaves into big piles surrounding the trunks of their street and yard trees ...

The others are deciduous, promptly losing their leaves when the time comes at the end of the growing season. Our mystery plant — bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia macrophyllais) — is a smallish tree ...

Small leaves, leaf scorching, a tree with ... decline in young trees, some with a trunk diameter of two inches. “It’s attacking young and old trees and it’s attacking big and small trees ...

Letter: Re: the Feb. 29. article “Bottle tree dropping leaves could be a problem” My neighbor has a 30 foot bottle tree. It showers my front back and side yard with flowers, pods, leaves, and ...

Big-leaf maples can be covered in so much green moss, lichen and fern that they look like refugees from an Arthurian legend. That coat has earned the trees, which can be as tall as 114 feet with ...