A 2020 study looked at how triterpene acids, a compound that was separated from loquat leaves, reduced inflammation in those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from cigarette smoke. A ...

Enter Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa, the Chinese magic medicine, a concoction of fritillary bulb, loquat leaf, and other mysterious herbs. Science be damned – it just works! Not to be outdone, James Knappett ...

We prune ornamental shrubs to improve their health and appearance. You should prune overgrown plants back gradually, over a ...

As for medium trees try trident maple, Chinese pistache, eastern redcedar, dogwood, crape myrtle, and several types of ...

This story appears in the October 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. We have all held leaves, driven miles to see their fall colors, eaten them, raked them, sought their shade.

During the spring and summer the leaves have served as factories where most of the foods necessary for the tree's growth are manufactured. This food-making process takes place in the leaf in numerous ...

Which is the best leaf blower? We’re well into fall and while it’s a beautiful season, the steady flow of falling leaves can make your yard an absolute eyesore. Additionally, if those leaves ...

Due to root decimation from larvae over the course of two seasons, I have lost a prize Washington navel orange tree that was 20 years old, a dwarf Meyer lemon tree and Big Jim loquat tree that ...

Today is Wednesday, 30 October 2024. Exactly 19 years ago to the day on Sunday, 30 October 2005, my beloved mother Pelagia ...