Recent information obtained about our urban forest through an Urban Tree Canopy assessment has quantified Tallahassee’s iconic tree canopy. At 55% tree cover, this is one of the highest tree canopy ...

The Cinnamomum camphora or camphor tree is a member of the laurel family (Lauraceae). This lush evergreen tree with its aromatic glossy green leaves is native to China and Japan. Marco Polo first ...

Q: I have a large Camphor tree in my backyard that is beginning to overhang the roof. It needs to be cut back, but because it is evergreen, I am not sure when to prune. It is covering most of the yard ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. I’m happy to report that Pieter Severynen’s ‘Tree of the Week’ is back ...

Over the years Florida botanists have discovered that many plants tend to become invasive because of our long growing season. These plants were introduced into Florida in a variety of ways - nurseries ...

THE PROBLEM: A good, hearty shade tree is an amenity in most neighborhoods, but not when it interferes with traffic control. Renee O’Rourke last week decided that the foliage on a tree along Maya ...

Chuck writes: We have a camphor tree that just isn’t full. I prune the “dead” branches and as you know, about 1/3 of its leaves drop during the year. I am not sure why it is not full – it is about ...

After an extremely wet winter, why would camphor trees wilt? I've seen two incidents of this in as many weeks: mature camphor trees with all of the foliage on one or two of the main limbs wilting and ...

There was a beautiful camphor tree on the shores of Lake Morton where my children played. My daughter had to jump to me from a high limb once after out-climbing herself. That tree is gone, a casualty ...

A 126-year-old camphor tree on the southeast corner of 18th Street and Capitol Avenue — an icon in the Handle District — is dying from disease, according to the city arborist. The tree was supposed to ...