Prized for their fast growth, height and ornamental features, tulip trees are a popular shade tree, especially throughout the Eastern U.S. In fact, these hardy, easy-to-care-for trees are the state ...

Dear Master Gardener: When we were stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky, there were beautiful tulip trees growing in the area. I’ve never seen one in a garden center here. Can we grow them in Minnesota?

Patience is a virtue, and many trees require it. "Trees, in general, live on a much longer timeline than we do, with many living for hundreds, and some even thousands of years," says Nancy Gaspari, an ...