To combat the lower temperatures of hickory wood, softer hardwoods like oak or mesquite can be ... production of acorns, oak trees serve as a staple of Central Texas. Oak wood is a versatile ...

Texas forest officials are trying to stop residents from pruning their trees in the new year to guard against a deadly tree disease known as oak wilt. Winter is typically the best time to trim ...

First found in Wisconsin in the 1930s, it arrived in North Texas in Dallas County in the 1960s. I've done several stories on the disease since oak trees are treasured in the North Texas area.

Only Dallas is ranked higher in Texas, coming in fourth place. Spring in Houston means tree pollen falling off ash, birch, cottonwood, maple, mesquite, mulberry, oak, pecan and pine trees ...

Texas A&M Forest Service calls it “one of the deadliest tree diseases in the U.S.” and says the fugus is responsible for killing millions of oak trees across Texas. Veinal necrosis in a Live ...

A trip to the seaside does not always conjure up visions of live oak ... Texas and it bears an impressive trunk over 35 feet in circumference. It's 44 feet tall. Most estimates date this tree ...

Karrie Calloway with Texas A&M AgriLife in Harris County told ABC13 Meteorologist Elyse Smith that oak galls are a warning sign that the oak tree could have suffered damage over the last year.

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas — A species of oak tree that was thought to be extinct has been found at a national park in Texas. The tree was described as being 30 feet tall and in poor condition.

According to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, the Chinquapin oak, aka Chinkapin Oak, is “an attractive medium to large shade tree.” It is adaptable to a range of soils and has “medium low ...