The box elder is a native tree that produces large amounts of seeds that hang on all winter. They provide food for birds and ...

Three cherry trees, in particular ... near his home on Marietta Avenue. Flamed box elder are a favorite, but walnut and cherry also work. Wood turners have their own styles.

Here’s what to do about boxelder bugs ... under rocks, wood piles, and in leaf and mulch piles. But in autumn, you may see them on buildings, concrete walls, or tree trunks.

where it was responsible for a mass attack of box elder trees. The trees essentially starve to death. The beetles tunnel into the wood and introduce a fungus that they farm as food for themselves ...