Q: I have a hazelnut tree about two feet tall that I planted a few years ago. Every year since, the main plant stays about the same but the sucker shoot zooms up to twice the height of the main plant, ...

Daniel Chapin, left, and his father, Ron Chapin, examine a hazelnut tree grown in a container at their farm near Salem, Ore. The containerized system gives the Chapins a head start in replacing older ...

While walking through some woods in Clarke County this week, I noticed a faint, citruslike fragrance in the chilly air. I quickly spied the source, a witch-hazel tree in full bloom. The small tree ...

Dwayne Bush has spent a lifetime in the hazelnut industry, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, father and uncle. Dwayne and his wife Jean own Bush’s Fern View Farms, an operation that ...

Witch hazel is one of few winter-flowering shrubs or small trees that can help illuminate garden borders in the cold and dark months of the year. Along with camellias, wintersweet and winter jasmine, ...

Spring is just around the corner and gardeners can hardly wait to get their hands in the soil. Got questions before you get started? Get answers from Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool ...

Cultivating truffles in Sonoma County? It has been an intriguing idea since Henry Trione first explored it with his friend J. Ralph Stone in the 1970s. But growing truffles in Sonoma County didn’t ...

Many hazelnut growers across the country are seeing good production in recent years. However, for villagers in Gomdar and ...

For over 30 years, Leon County Government has been proud to support our native ecosystem through the Adopt-a-Tree Program, which provides County residents the opportunity to have a tree planted on ...