Every plant earning the Texas Superstar designation undergoes several years of extensive field trials by Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. They must show ...

DEAR NEIL: We have been gone for a period of time. When we returned, our 20-year-old Shantung maple appeared to be dying. One branch has green leaves, but they also appear to be drying out, curling up ...

There's a new star in the Texas landscape. The Shantung maple tolerates Texas heat and our alkaline soils. And for those who would love a maple but don't have room for a large shade tree, it is ideal ...

Q: We have been gone for a period of time. When we returned, our 20-year-old Shantung maple appeared to be dying. One branch has green leaves, but they also appear to be drying out, curling up and ...

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Sabine River Near Gladewater affecting Gregg, Smith, Wood and Upshur Counties. For the Sabine ...

Answer: The Shantung has a few issues. The main one is that it is susceptible to air pollution, especially the drift of SU (sulfonylurea) herbicides such as Manage and Oust. It deforms the newest ...

Dear Neil: We have been gone for a period of time. When we returned, our 20-year-old Shantung maple appeared to be dying. One branch has green leaves, but they also appear to be drying out, curling up ...

My story is going to be about “Fire Dragon” maples, specifically one at the end of our driveway and how it has totally won my heart in the past eight days. We have never had more glorious red fall ...

Q: Why won't maples grow in Houston? Is it because it gets too hot in the summer, or is it that it doesn't get cold enough in the winter? — G.T., Houston A: There are maples for our area. The Drummond ...

Gardeners have no trouble picking favorites My favorite is the one blooming, fruiting, growing well and generally making me proud right now. These three are among my favorites because they are ...