Oak wilt is a fungal disease that kills oak trees, spreading through the roots of the interconnected trees. We are about to enter the prime susceptibility time of year (Feb. 1 through June 30), so ...

The dangling strands of Spanish moss commonly found hanging from live oak and crape myrtle trees in the Southeast are so alluring that some might want to bring it indoors to decorate. But scientists ...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part “What’s on my tree?” series about organisms that are commonly found growing on trees in Louisiana. Here in Louisiana, we’re all familiar with Spanish ...

A forest is really a community of plants and animals. Within this large community are smaller groups of living things that grow together. Even an individual tree often has an association of plants ...