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 ...

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 ...

I was standing at Pavilion 1 in Lancaster County Central Park one day early in June when a hackberry butterfly landed on my left arm. Immediately its long, straw-like mouth came out and I could feel ...

I often hear people refer to the hackberry tree as a trash tree. This term can mean different things to different folks, I suppose, but the hackberry is always included in this category. When I use ...