M.B.: You are in luck. The Persian parrotia (Parrotia persica) is known and loved by our local nurseries, but it can sell quickly and only the refined customer (that would be you) knows to buy it. The ...

This member of the witch hazel family is a tough tree, which tolerates heat, drought and poor soils. In the fall, Parrotia leaves turn yellow, mixed with shades of orange and red. As it ages, the bark ...

A team of paleobotanists from China and Germany recently reported the discovery of a Parrotia flower from approximately 15 million years ago perfectly preserved in amber from Zhangpu, East China's ...

The Persian parrotia or Persian ironwood (Parrotia persica) is a lovely medium-sized tree that looks interesting year-round. The trunk is relatively short and branches grow just inches from the ground ...

Back in the 1970s, responding to the loss of 30 million elm trees, the then Department of the Environment encouraged us to "Plant a tree in 73" (the slogan the following year was, inelegantly, "Plant ...

Parrotia, or Persian ironwood, is an eye-catching small tree that is tolerant of many different soils and conditions and has beautifully unique leaves. Question:You have mentioned that Mexican buckeye ...

There are few nicer sights than shafts of brilliant sunlight setting the golden leaves of an autumnal beech tree alight. As temperatures start to fall and sunshine hours reduce, deciduous trees ...