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Invasive tree-killing beetle spreading, moving south in Texas
AUSTIN (KXAN) — An invasive wood-boring beetle is quickly spreading in Texas ... species that bores into ash trees—whether it’s a healthy or stressed, dying tree. Wizzie Brown, a Texas ...
Crabapple Fire near Fredericksburg fully contained at 9,800+ acres
A Gillespie County wildfire, named the Crabapple fire, prompted evacuations as it reached more than 9,700 acres by Monday, ...
Crabapple wildfire near Fredericksburg increases to 9,858 acres, now 85% contained
Fire crews in Gillespie County and Texas A&M Forest Service are continuing to battle the large blaze that began Saturday at ...
The fall foliage season in Central Texas is on the way
AUSTIN (KXAN ... to keep the trees healthy as well as minimizing tree leaf loss. This can lead to more color production. In ...
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Bradford pears look pretty but smell like rotten fish. Should Texas ban the invasive tree?
Commonly planted across Texas by homeowners and developers ... many comparisons have been made to the pungent odor of the Bradford pear tree — and they’re universally unappealing.