Growing a plum tree can be a rewarding experience for any gardener. Plums trees, Prunus domestica are members of the rose – or Rosaceae – family, and so unsurprisingly they put on a brilliant spring ...
If you missed the annual Big Tree Hunt put on by the New Jersey Forest Service this spring, the mammoth specimen you thought might be a contender is worth keeping an eye on. The event ...
Dean told GWR, "It hasn't been bred to set records. The record plum came off a commercial tree with about 150 plums on it. I didn't do any special preparations to get it this big." Additionally, GWR ...
Since 1940, there has been a national registry of the biggest trees of both native and naturalized species. Maine also has its own state registry of big trees. These registries help recognize the ...