A volunteer hickory is growing in my backyard. No human planted it. Likely a squirrelly did the delightful deed. The rodent buried it where sun-loving prairie plants were growing, which means as th… ...

One plant that fills the bill is the bristlecone pine. Also called Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine and hickory pine, ... The trees usually top out at about 20 feet but are very slow growers.

Hickory trees are more adaptable. Pine trees just are not good stress tolerators, so they’re more sustainable to drought and insect infestation. Erickson said it was important is to check pine ...

Pine trees, as with any typical conifer, keep their needles all year. Deciduous trees, such as maple, birch, or hickory, drop ...