Fig souring (or sour rot) renders fruit inedible. It’s caused by yeast and bacteria, usually spread by insects. You’ll know it by the fermented smell, clear ooze from the fig’s eye and eventually, ...

Mature Desert Willow Tree (Photo by Debbie Roland) ... Based in Odessa, Texas, the Odessa American was founded in 1940. Odessa American 700 N. Grant Ave., Suite 800 Odessa, TX 79761-4590 ...

Willow trees also serve as a potential danger to visitors crossing their path, he said. "They have shallow root systems, so they fall over all the time when it storms," Neville said.

Harvest willow rods from 1-4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, and Wednesday, Jan. 22, while learning about willow basketry, agroforestry and ecological restoration at Horn Farm Center, 4945 Horn Road, Hallam ...