By Karen Tesch, Master Gardener at NCWMGA Winter sowing is an easy, inexpensive seed-starting technique where seeds of ...

Michigan sports eight species of maples (Acer spp.), with only one alien, Norway maple. Together, maples comprise about one ...

Let's watch how a maple seed germinating and growing into a young tree over this 138-day time-lapse. For cold-stratification, maple seeds were wrapped in a moist paper-towel and chilled in the ...

Breanne Armstrong, 38, woke up late Friday, grabbed a cinnamon bun to eat with a steaming cup of Yorkshire black and curled up for a leisurely morning of HGTV. As she settled in, Armstrong says, she ...

Growing a papaya tree from seeds can be a very interesting task if you have a balcony where you can keep the plants. This is simply because papayas grow quickly and can be maintained well in pots. If ...

LAPEER COUNTY, MI – This giant sugar maple tree stands in the middle of farming fields. It could be a new Michigan champion. Once struck by lightning, the tree continues to thrive, providing shade and ...

It smelled like Christmas inside the Silvaseed extractory Tuesday morning as machines whirred meticulously to remove millions of conifer seeds from cones and sort them into large barrels. Hidden ...

Silvaseed operates the region's largest private seed bank and extractory in Roy. Staff collect, process and x‑ray billions of conifer seeds and grow seedlings. Mast Reforestation sells carbon credits ...

Gardeners can propagate woody plants like trees and shrubs from seed with some basic knowledge. Most seeds from temperate climates require a period of cold, damp conditions to overcome dormancy before ...

Hoosiers can squirrel away some extra cash each fall by collecting acorns and other tree seeds and selling them to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The state buys hickory, oak, walnut and ...

CARSON RANGER DISTRICT, Nev. – For the first time ever, Nevada is providing “The People’s Tree” to our nation’s capital for their annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony taking place December 4. The ...

MAPLE VALLEY, Wash. — Hundreds of people living in Maple Valley woke up in the dark Sunday morning. Puget Sound Energy reported a power outage impacting roughly 123 customers shortly after 4 a.m., ...