Walter Reeves explains why a river birch tree might be shedding lots of leaves and why a crape myrtle tree might be send up suckers.

On Amazon a set of five tealight holders made from birch poles costs $29.99; a bunch of eight birch logs 16- to 20-inches long sells for $27.99 and four 4-foot-long birch poles retail for $45.99.

This is handy for building birch canoes, but not so great for the donor tree. Donald Culross Peattie, in his book "A Natural History of North American Trees," speaks of the first experience of ...

River birch is a favorite ornamental yard tree in the southern United States. It's hardy, loves living near water, and can be often messy to maintain.