Houston’s landscape may look browner than usual after this week’s frigid spell, but where the environment is healthy, there is no such thing as the ‘dead’ of winter. Hundreds of species of creatures ...

But I talk about the "irregular," I want to mention a few of the "regular" landscape maintenance issues for this time of year. If you haven't put out a pre-emergent or a fall application of fertilizer ...

If you spot tiny holes and piles of sawdust on your tree, bark beetles could be the culprit. Unfortunately, the solution ...

Q: I have a house in Houston. Does blooming of tropical trees like Bauhinia, Erythrina and Tabebuia depend on their age or size? I plant these trees in the ground. They freeze. They come back but they ...

Q • My pin oak tree has developed pinkish veins in the bark. Does this mean I will lose the tree? A • No specific problems of oak trees come to mind that only produce “pinkish veins” in the bark. The ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — An invasive beetle ...

Cork oak, Quercus suber, is an evergreen oak native to parts of Europe and Africa. This oak is known for its bark, which is used for wine bottle corks as well as flooring, insulation and soundproofing ...