Sticking with the produce theme: "Prunus ‘Yoshino’ is a flowering cherry with pink spring flowers and a rounded habit," Lonnee says. The fast-growing trees can hit 15 feet within three years ...

Cherry trees also require specific growing conditions, including well-drained soil and plenty of sunlight. They are also prone to splitting under heavy fruit loads, which can cause the branches to ...

Writer Diana Parsell holds a copy of E.R.Scidmore's 19th-century travel book on Java. Virginia-based writer Diana Parsell recalls the day she stumbled across a 19th-century travel book, "Java: the ...