Venus Flytrap Flowers
The trap leaves get all the attention, but there’s also a lot to appreciate in the showy white flowers …
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Mimosa Mess
The image below features the fine-textured foliage of mimosa (Albizia julibrissin) backlit by the morning sunlight in a Craven …
Rust on Callery Pear
Rust infection of callery pear (Pyrus calleryana) fruit is a common occurrence in the spring, especially following periods of cool, …
Dwarf Butterworts in the Croatan National Forest
Among the various carnivorous plant genera in the Croatan, sundews (Drosera spp.) may be the easiest to find, followed …
When Fire Blight Is Cool
Fire Blight, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora, is difficult to manage and can be a serious economic threat …
Staking Newly Planted Trees
It’s known that unstaked trees develop better trunk taper, and develop wind sturdiness much more rapidly, as compared with …
Ground-Nesting Bees in Turf
Solitary ground-dwelling bees are active now, and you may find areas of your lawn with dozens of these small …
Asiatic Hawksbeard (Youngia japonica)
Asiatic hawksbeard (Youngia japonica) is a tropical and subtropical Asian species that is widespread in our region. It may …
Sinojackia rehderiana
Among the oldest landscape plantings at the Craven County Agricultural Building are two Sinojackia rehderiana (jacktree), obtained from the …
Stilt Roots
To paraphrase a retired NC State University forestry professor who I worked with for a number of years, “Tree …
Winter in the Pocosin
Winter is the most comfortable time of the year to explore pocosins in the Croatan National Forest and elsewhere. …
Clumping Bamboos
For Eastern NC, the “list” of well-adapted clumping bamboos seems to be limited to cultivars within Bambusa multiplex. Otherwise, …