Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Common Names: Common hackberry, sugarberry, nettle tree, beaverwood, northern ...

With many trees and shrubs now bereft of leaves and flowers, more subtle aspects of the landscape come into focus. A tree that many people hardly notice captures my full attention — specifically, its ...

With many trees and shrubs now bereft of leaves and flowers, more subtle aspects of the landscape come into focus. A tree that many people hardly notice captures my full attention — specifically, its ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who reports from Nashville on flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. Hackberries are native to Alabama, where I grew up, but I was a child ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

There are two trees, hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) and sugarberry (Celtis laevigata), that produce the lumber known as hackberry. That is, in the trade, the names hackberry and sugarberry are used ...

Aditya Gupta digs in as Hackberry's Little Helpers beautify Hackberry Creek with new flowers in the neighborhood. The group, created by Amy Kennedy, serves a local nonprofit each month. Staff photo by ...