Q. I have small evergreen trees planted in my yard. They are the small, slow-growing type. They are around 8 years old. Every fall the yellow jackets start swarming around them, crawling in and out of ...

In youth the evergreen primrose tree grows fairly fast and narrow, to 25-plus feet, but in later life it may get broad-topped. The bark is smooth and gray. The leaves are 2 to 4 inches long and oval.

Evergreen trees and shrubs often alarm homeowners by losing needles in autumn. There’s usually no need for concern. “It’s part of the regular life cycle of these plants for some n… ...

IN THE GARDEN: Yellow leaves on evergreen simply old, soon to shed. October 24, 2020 at 1:43 a.m. ... Evergreen trees and shrubs do lose leaves from time to time as they put on new growth.