Do trees prefer a long dress or mini-skirt? By Steve Houser Low branching limbs on trees perform a number of valuable functions. The most noticeable being the aesthetic appeal and the natural … [Read more...]
Tree Species Profiles – Bur Oak
April 19, 2013 By
Tree Species Profiles—Top Rated Shade Trees Bur Oak, Quercus macrocarpa By Steve Houser When French botanist André Michaux (1746-1802) garnered the botanical naming rights for bur oaks, he … [Read more...]
Fire Blight Outbreak Affects Area Flowering Pears
April 6, 2012 By
Mild spring temperatures and abundant moisture have created favorable conditions for Fire Blight. Flowering Pears throughout North Central Texas are symptomatic, making this the largest outbreak in … [Read more...]
Drought and Heat May Have a Long-Lasting Effect on Urban Trees
April 5, 2012 By
It may be a few years before we fully understand the impact of last summer’s drought and heat on our urban forest. The immediate effect is quite blunt. Whether from relentless heat or lack of … [Read more...]
Heat, Drought, and Trees, Part I
February 24, 2012 By
Given the current drought and associated water restrictions, important questions arise: How do drought and heat affect plants? How do you water and care for plants during an extended drought and … [Read more...]
Heat, Drought, and Trees, Part II
February 23, 2012 By
continued from Heat, Drought and Trees, Part I Last month’s article touched on heat damage but the subject was not covered in detail. As with the previous article, let’s consider all trees, … [Read more...]
Cookie Walks Revisited
November 28, 2011 By
A cookie walk is not a new dance step--nor is it a bake sale. But it seemed to be a popular topic in last month’s e-gardens newsletter (related article - Tree Cookies. A unique way to recycle your … [Read more...]
Tree Cookies. Tree Recycling – A Unique Way to Recycle Your Tree
October 27, 2011 By
“Cookiewalks” A Unique Way to Recycle Your Tree Within the forces of nature, from death comes life. As a tree dies in a natural forest condition, it provides many benefits to the ecosystem as … [Read more...]
Add These Conifers to Your Planting List
September 29, 2011 By
By Bill Seaman All photos courtesy of Arborilogical Services, Inc. Texas gardens are blessed to have a large variety of trees suited for our climate and soils. If there is one group of trees … [Read more...]
What This Summer Reminded Me about Trees
August 24, 2011 By
by Steve HouserIt’s unusual to talk about trees without the weather coming up in the conversation. It is perfectly understandable since much of what we do to care for trees is weather related. … [Read more...]