The Japanese apricot -- a plant native to China, actually -- is one of the longest lived of the flowering fruit trees. It’s a symbol of resilience in the face of adversity thanks to its early flowers, ...

You've had a complete look at the new Chinese New Year decorations, crops, animals and trees in the FarmVille 2 marketplace. But wait, there's more! There are also three new Crafting Kitchen recipes ...

When Chinese plum trees bloom into clouds of puffy white and red blossoms, we know spring is just around the corner. The flowers are likened to “seonbi,” or a firm and right-minded scholar, in Korea ...

In the traditional Chinese garden culture, flowers and trees are the carriers of rich cultural information, as well as media often used by people to express certain ideas. For example, pine, bamboo, ...

Biologists have completed the first genomic sequence of Prunus mume, known as mei. This work is extremely important for the deeper understanding of Rosaceae evolution and provides an invaluable ...

Children gather under a plum tree full of blooming flowers at Nanjing Plum Blossom Mountain. One morning in March, I took Nanjing Subway line 2 and got off at Muxuyuan Station. After walking along the ...