Hello fellow readers, I’m back from the Woody Plant Conference held at Scott Arboretum at Swarthmore College PA, always a treat. While not nearly as knowledgeable as the scientists and arborists in attendance, I have a love affair with trees, especially those that have lived far longe

Hello Fellow Readers, Silver Maple, once a Native American treasure, has lost favor in the horticultural industry. Still, one of the marvels of Cape May, NJ, is the abundance of Silver Maple trees that shimmer along roadsides. Silver Maple, Acer saccharinum, is native to the eastern U