This member of the witch hazel family is a tough tree, which tolerates heat, drought and poor soils. In the fall, Parrotia leaves turn yellow, mixed with shades of orange and red. As it ages, the bark ...

POOR espalier. Somehow this no-nonsense, salt-of-the-earth gardening technique acquired a hopelessly frilly name. Espalier summons to mind the kind of highbrow, highfalutin style of gardening demanded ...