Cankerworm caterpillars of the hackberry leafroller moth have infested North Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area, after recent rains provided conditions amenable to their life cycle. The small ...

Q: My hackberry’s leaves had thousands of the little galls you wrote about earlier this year. Should I not use those leaves in my compost? A: Use them. There are millions of galls to go around, and ...

Itinerant black bears raid garbage cans and climb trees to nap. Western rattlesnakes converge on communal hibernating sites in rocky hillsides and prairie dog colonies. Marmots, ground squirrels, and ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

Dear Neil: My hackberry’s leaves had thousands of the little galls you wrote about earlier this year. Should I not use those leaves in my compost? A: Use them. There are millions of galls to go around ...

I was standing at Pavilion 1 in Lancaster County Central Park one day early in June when a hackberry butterfly landed on my left arm. Immediately its long, straw-like mouth came out and I could feel ...

Answer: Your tree has galls. Hackberries are great native trees that are tolerant of many temperature, soil condition and moisture extremes. They have a few problems that are mostly cosmetic. The gall ...

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We are looking for a fast growing shade tree to provide shade on the southwest corner of our house. Will a hackberry tree work for that purpose? The hackberry tree (Celtis occidentalis) has some very ...

Question: My hackberry trees are dropping leaves for no apparent reason. The leaves look fine, no bugs or mold spots or discoloration of any kind. Do you have any idea what might be causing the leaf ...

I was standing at Pavilion 1 in Lancaster County Central Park one day early in June when a hackberry butterfly landed on my left arm. Immediately its long, straw-like mouth came out and I could feel ...