Close up shot of the white blooms of a Carolina cherry tree - AnnaNel/Shutterstock The Carolina cherry tree (Prunus caroliniana), also known as the Carolina cherry laurel, is an evergreen shrub or ...

Fall is coming right up and all of those end-of-season projects are looming. If you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension ...

“Presidents’ Day” is upon us again, and that always makes me think of George Washington. For a botanist, the old legend about young George’s chopping down a cherry tree is rather memorable. So, in ...

Cherry laurel, Prunus caroliniana, is a small tree that is native to the moist woodlands of East Texas. Recently Bill and I enjoyed a stroll around Bob Flournoy’s lovely wooded landscape. He has ...

Question for Dan Gill: I have a cherry laurel tree in my yard that is full of ripe berries. Except for bird food, are the berries good for anything else? They are plump and quite bitter. — Howard ...

Q: I found your blog, Xtremehorticulture of the Desert, and am hoping you can tell me if my tree is a bay laurel. I looked at pictures of Carolina cherry trees that look similar. This tree has ...

Question: My neigbors have 2 cherry laurel trees in their back yard planted within 4 feet of my retaining wall and fence. I am worried the root system will damage my retaining wall. The branches are ...