Trees

Emerald Ash Borers Are Decimating Texas Trees. Wasps Might Help Defeat Them.

As the invasive beetle carves a path through Texas, state and federal officials are searching for solutions.

A Texas Oak Tree Was Believed to Be Extinct. Now It’s Making a Comeback.

Twelve years after the last known Quercus tardifolia disappeared, conservationists at the San Antonio Botanical Garden are bringing the species back.

Why Can’t Texas Just Bury Its Electrical Lines?

Let’s crunch the numbers on what it would cost to avoid another “oakpocalypse.”

But What About the Trees? The Rundown on Texas’s Icy “Oakpocalypse”

A forester assures us most of our Texas trees will likely come out of this fine. Until then, “Cra-a-ck.”

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A Forester Turned Artist Creates Wire Sculptures of Trees

Retired forester Mike Woody lives in a log cabin in the Piney Woods creating intricate tree sculptures. You just can’t make this stuff up.

Whither the Wild Pecan?

Our state tree has been genetically transformed to meet the global nut market’s demand. But what’s good for the world may not be great for Texas. 

Texas Is Looking Colorful. Here’s Where To See Fall Foliage Around The State.

Fall foliage might be harder to come by in Texas this year, but there’s still hope for some colorful leaves.

Ten Truly Tree-mendous Texas Trees

Let’s pause to appreciate our leafy friends.

The Quirky History of the Osage Orange, Texas’s Ugliest Fruit

Once eaten by woolly mammoths, and later used by Indigenous Texans and settlers for its sturdy wood, this strange plant has spread from Texas across the country.

Why Droves of Pilgrims Trek to This Tree in South Texas Every Year

Two decades ago, a woman bought a cutting from a nursery in the Rio Grande Valley. What grew was much bigger than a tree.

Find Holiday Spirit in the Small Towns of Texas

Catch the Polar Express, visit the Grinch, or have your own 'It's a Wonderful Life' moment in a festive town square.

Texas Trees Hit Hard By Drought In 2011

More than 300 million trees died in Texas in 2011 due to extreme drought conditions

Galveston Makes Lemonade

After the island lost more than 35,000 trees to Hurricane Ike, a group of artists carved 35 stumps into beautiful and intricate sculptures.

It’s Hard Out There for a Tree

It was a bad year to be a tree in Texas. The drought alone claimed half a billion trees, and now eminent domain threatens a 100-year-old oak planted by one of the founders of League City.

The War on Cedar

It’s unpalatable to cattle, an invader of grasslands, and a water hog. So why can’t I just get rid of it? Because it’s a vegetative Vietnam.

Pine and Agony

Vigil at Treaty Oak

To the people of Austin, the poisoning of an ancient tree was more than a crime; it was a blasphemy.