It’s the beginning of fall here in San Diego, but our temperatures are still lovely and warm. This amazing climate allows us to have beautiful flowering trees and shrubs all year round, even as the ...

The brilliant orange flower of the African tulip tree has been in Hawaii for a long time. The landscaping plant was first introduced in the mid-1800s. -- FOREST and KIM STARR photo An African tulip ...

The long-term effects on forests of more extreme climate events, plus other drivers of forest change, are highly uncertain. A new study of the tropical forests across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin ...

The right plants add beauty and fragance to landscapes and give back to the environment by providing larval food and nectar for butterflies. Live oaks and African Tulip trees both provide shade and ...