A flowering crab tree blossoms Thursday, May 14, 2026, by Wendy's restaurant just off Washington Street in west Brainerd. A ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - A stump is all that remains of what was once a 60-foot-tall flowering crab apple tree, cut down from what appears to be a case of mistaken identity. Lois Henderson, of 1246 40th St.

Q. I would like to ask about the possibilities of growing in Houston: flowering crabtree and a purple lilac tree or bush. Will they thrive in this climate? -- O.T., Houston A. You can grow crabapples, ...

I don’t know as much about birds as I should, but I enjoy seeing and hearing the songbirds that roll through the region every spring en route to points farther north. With help from others who know ...