Lilac Trees Shine in the Sun. July 9, 2008. ... Move it to a sunny location where you can enjoy the bark in winter. It is mahogany red and shiny, like the bark of black cherry trees.

For anyone in the Midwest, Northeast, or Pacific Northwest where temperatures dip greatly in the winter, one fantastic option ...

Q:I have an old lilac tree in my yard in San Francisco, and I would like to move it to another location in the yard with similar light and sandy soil conditions. It is about 10 feet tall and more ...

If you love lilacs but don't have a lot of time for plant care, the lovely purple plant has a low-maintenance twin, the chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus). This leafy small tree or shrub resembles ...

Korean lilac tree that blooms twice a year gets slashed by £20 in spring sale (Gardening Express) This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.

Some people like to add fertilizer in winter, but it’s not a must-have. If your lilac isn’t blooming, first assess its age and the overall lighting for the area.

Lilac trees do have dense, closely spaced branches though, which probably contributed to snow buildup. If I’m looking at the photo accurately, the branch section that broke might be expendable.

To keep your lilacs looking their best, they need to be pruned, fertilized and shaped almost every year, soon after they are done blooming in the late spring. Don’t wait too long, as next year ...

Bound Brook trees -- Japanese Tree Lilac. Published: Apr. 12, 2016, 5:56 p.m. The Japanese Tree Lilac are planted around Bound Brook. (courtesy photo) By ...

Depending on the variety, lilac blooms can be purple, lavender, blue, blush, pink, white, ivory, creamy yellow, yellow, or bicolor. If you are looking for an exciting color, try syringa vulgaris ...

Spruce cones hang, whereas cones on a fir tree stand up. The cones of Douglasfir (not a true fir) have an appendage on each scale that looks, to me, like the rear end of a flying squirrel.

Quick, name a summer-blooming tree. Stumped? There aren’t many.Try Japanese tree lilac (Syringa reticulata) and Peking tree lilac (S. pekinensis). They may come late to the party, but they’re ...