by Ross Clark Hornbeams (in the genus Carpinus) and hop-hornbeams (in the genus Ostrya) are close relatives of the birches. They are medium-sized trees with alternate and doubly toothed (technically, doubly serrate) leaves, similar to the leaves of birches. Carpinus

Watch your trees carefully this month. Temperatures will continue to go up and down and tropicals may need to be moved indoors if temperatures lower. Remember May 10 is the so called last frost date but based on what we

by Randy Davis Due to its length, this will be a two-part article. The second part will appear in the June newsletter - ED Well, it is spring and the trees are beginning to leaf out, bringing with them the

by John CallawayOn Wednesday, April 9th, there was a planning meeting for the upcoming ABS/BCI conference in Louisville. We had several members on hand to help with the planning of the event. A big thanks to Earl Cormney for hosting

by George Buehler The Yew Dell show was a great success with about 60 trees shown by our members. We now have the 40th Art In The Arbor show coming up. The show runs from 10 am to 6pm on

In celebration of Earth Day this year, April 22nd, the Greater Louisville Bonsai Society was invited organize a small display in the lobby of the National City Tower building. There was a lot of traffic through the lobby, and, as