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… ...

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

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 ...