After the flowers are long gone from your magnolia tree, the show continues with the arrival of beautiful bright red magnolia seeds. Exotic-looking cone shaped seed pods appear in early autumn and ...

QUESTION: Big cones that look like seed pods are forming on our magnolia tree. We would like to start a few more trees from the seeds. Can we merely plant the pods or is some special treatment needed?

Q: I have three beautiful magnolias that are healthy and bloom beautifully. One has pods with red seeds. How do I harvest them and plant at my new home? Ida Butler, Fayetteville A: I’m sure yours is a ...

I have a magnolia pod with seeds taken from a tree planted by my mom when she was a little girl. Can I just plant these seeds in a pot, hoping for a little tree of my own? Is there special preparation ...

QUESTION: I need to know how to plant mango seeds -- vertically or horizontally? Also, I want to plant some magnolia seeds. I've been told they have to be chilled first. Is this true? When should the ...

As daylengths shorten, nights get cooler, and winds swirl leaf drop from trees is accelerating. Leaves of evergreens, however, persist throughout the winter. One of the few broadleaf evergreens is the ...

The Southern Magnolia Tree is a staple in the south and is part of southern landscape tradition. They are known for their thick green foliage and fragrant white budding flowers that greet summer with ...

About 20 years ago, my wife planted a sweet bay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) in our side yard. It grew quickly, blossomed in the spring, and stayed out of the way. I never paid much attention to it.

Jesse Bellemare and John Berryhill work their way down a wooded path at Smith College’s Ada and Archibald MacLeish Field Station. It’s the kind of warm and cloudy October day when late-fall colors ...