Question: There is something growing on the branches of one of our shade trees that make me nervous. Is this tree in trouble? Answer: The growths are called lichens. Lichens consist of a fungus and a ...

A couple of people have recently asked if the grey moss-like growth on the limbs and twigs of their trees and shrubs is the primary source of their decline. Trees and shrubs often have this sporadic ...

I spoke to a homeowner recently who asked if a gray moss-like growth on limbs and twigs on their trees and shrubs was the primary reason for their decline. Trees and shrubs, however frequently have ...

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - Often, I get the inquiry about that “green and grey fungus that is killing my tree.” At this time of the year when most leaves are off trees and shrubs, these growths are ...

EAST TEXAS (KLTV/KTRE) - Often is heard, “That green and grey fungus is killing my tree! See there? It’s all over those limbs!” The “fungus” referred to is probably lichen. Lichens are often blamed ...

Gardeners who move here from other parts of the country often are amazed at how fast our landscapes develop and mature. With our long, warm growing season, fertile soil and generous rainfall, rapid ...

Question: My grapefruit tree is developing gray spots on the trunk and limbs. Is this the sign of a problem? Answer: Gray spots and blotches often form on trunks and limbs of many trees and shrubs.

Effective planning and nature management require spatially accurate and comprehensive measures of the factors important for biodiversity. Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) can provide exactly this, ...

ONE of these two books, which are uniform in external appearance only, represents, we presume, the demand which has affected publications of all kinds for books with coloured illustrations. The result ...