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A Field Guide to the Sumacs (Rhus)
Field Guide · The Genus Rhus · Southeastern United States. A grower's guide to the sumacs Woodlanders keeps in cultivation, from staghorn and smooth sumac to the federally endangered Michaux's,...
The Trees That Carry the Largest Flowers in North America
Plant Highlight · Bigleaf & Ashe Magnolia · Aiken, SC. On the bigleaf magnolias, a pair of Southern natives that grow leaves the size of canoe paddles and blooms you...
Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis): The Holly You Can Drink
Plant Highlight · Ilex paraguariensis · Ethnobotany — South America's caffeinated holly: the gourd-and-bombilla ritual, its kinship to our native yaupon, and how to grow and cure your own in...
The Hibiscus That Never Opens: Malvaviscus arboreus and the Slow Seduction of Turk's Cap
15 min · Ethnobotany, hummingbird ecology, and the Southern pass-along plant that blooms when everything else has given up.
Yuzu Ichandrin: the cold-hardy citrus that grows where lemons can't
From the Nursery · Cold-Hardy Citrus Yuzu Ichandrin: the cold-hardy citrus that grows where lemons can't A mountain fruit from the high-elevation citrus regions of China and Japan —...
The Woolly-Headed Willow: Salix eriocephala and the Intelligence of the Floodplain
The Woolly-Headed Willow: Salix eriocephala and the Intelligence of the Floodplain | Woodlanders Native Plants · Salix The Woolly-Headed Willow: Salix eriocephala and the Intelligence of the Floodplain A plant...
Hometown Tropicals: Native Hibiscus spp. in the Landscape
From the Nursery · Native Plants Hometown Tropicals: Native Hibiscus spp. in the Landscape The Southeast is home to twelve species of hibiscus. Most gardeners have no idea. By Jonas...
A Guide to Quercus oglethorpensis: History, Ecology, Botany and Design
Woodlanders Field Guide Oglethorpe Oak (Quercus oglethorpensis): Designing with a Rare White Oak That Lives Where Water Lingers A research-grounded species profile plus a design-forward, practical guide to siting, establishing,...