When is the best time to plant a tree? I've always loved the classic response of "20 years ago," but I like to add that the second-best time is now. Here in North Texas, trees actually can be ...

These evergreen trees grow to about 50 feet tall with dark green foliage and peeling bark. Eastern red cedars are found throughout East Texas, hence the name, and are extremely drought tolerant.

The Leyland cypress tree is not a good evergreen choice for your landscaping here in North Texas. It’s pretty when healthy but it has a weakness ― a fungal disease called seiridium canker that ...

Gardening 101: Evergreen trees and shrubs 02:29. Growing a green screen (a thick row of trees or shrubs) is something many homeowners want to do somewhere on their property.

Choose beautiful evergreen trees to fill gaps and add interest and it will give your winter yard (or balcony) a real designer look so you won't miss last season's blooms. News.

Other small and medium-size trees to consider are vitex, loquat (Japanese plum) and Texas persimmon. Calvin Finch is a retired Texas A&M University horticulturist. [email protected] Jan 21, 2021 ...

But the fact that the Central Texas region seems to have been especially hard-hit with fallen branches is due in part to the type of tree. “In a lot of cases it’s not a real big deal.

Texas ebony (formerly classified as Pitecellobium flexicaule, now Ebenopsis ebano) is a slow-growing thorny, bushy shrub that can be trained into a single or multi-trunked, medium-sized patio tree.

Question: I need an evergreen privacy screen. I live in southern Travis County and have a 450 ft property line that has a view to about 10 -12 neighbors back yards. I need something that won't be ...

Oak wilt is one of the deadliest tree diseases in the U.S., responsible for killing millions of trees across 76 counties in Texas, according to the forest service.

Almost nothing is as synonymous with holiday decorations as a fresh-cut evergreen tree. The tradition began in Germany in the 16th century and spread to other countries over the next three ...