#TreesAreKey

It’s common for us to get questions over the summer and early fall like "What is this weird growth on my trees leaves or twigs?" Once we explain what the growth is, a gall, fungus or chemical, the follow up question is inevitably “What can I do about it?” In the vein of last week’s topic, Timing is Key, in the case of galls, once you see the gall forming it’s typically too late to do anything this year….

#SpeciesSpotlight

Sugarberry, Celtis laevigata var. laevigata, aka Sugar Hackberry or Palo Blanco is a deciduous, Texas Native which is commonly confused with Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis, a more northern species. Their flower is borne on slender stalks in the leaf axils in April or May.