While sketching at the zoo one morning, a small boy asked me for a pencil and a piece of paper. He proceeded to transform the ...

Almost a century ago, labor activist Emma Tenayuca led Mexican American women in San Antonio’s legendary pecan shellers’ ...

A clinical study reveals that consuming two ounces of pecans daily significantly reduces LDL cholesterol levels.

“Before anyone finds out how high they can climb, Nell picks up a seed,” begins the cumulative tale of Austinite Anne Wynter’s award-winning picture book, nell plants a tree. In Wynter’s story, Nell ...

The event is part of the larger Jerold Binkley Tulip Time. “We don't draw anything on there,” Vicki Langton said as she approached the tree. “You just start going.

Pecan trees (Carya illinoinensis) are well suited for building a tree house and are popular because of their delicious nuts (which are, in fact, dry fruits). However, growing them in your backyard ...

Admittedly, pecan trees have many flaws; however, they can be a valuable as an heirloom. Take time to consider your site and other cultural factors before proceeding with this endeavor.

Hurricane Helene devastated farmers because it destroyed large nut-producing trees, some as old as 100 years old, according to Lenny Wells, a professor of horticulture at UGA who has been a pecan ...

Pecan trees are a long and arduous investment for farmers because it can take years before they begin producing nuts, Tyler Harper, Georgia’s Commissioner of Agriculture, told CNN.

The eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) is a very popular tree for gardens and landscapes, because of its bright seasonal colors and ability to attract pollinators. Depending on the variety, these ...

Pecan wood is brittle and I imagine your overgrown trees have several codominant trunks that need to be worked with so they don’t break off in a windstorm. You need professionals to do this job.

DALLAS (KTVT) — For decades, a pair of pecan trees have framed the front of the Bellew home in Lake Highlands. “It is a selling point for the neighborhood that there are lots of trees,” said ...