To properly manage a tree, you need to know what species it is. Plus, tree identification is a lot of fun. Knowing a tree’s species is key to understanding their proper growing conditions, how to ...

Welcome to “ID That Tree.” In this edition, Purdue Extension Forester Lenny Farlee introduces us to an autumn olive shrub found across Indiana. This dense shrub requires extensive control and ...

Spring blooms are followed by green fruit that mature to a black or coppery color. Fresh olives are unpalatable because of alkaloids and should be processed before eating. They grow in poor, sandy ...

Autumn olive is a small, woody tree known for invading open prairies, disturbed areas, and woodland edges. It houses nitrogen fixing bacteria on its roots, allowing for rapid growth and colonization, ...