White, wooly adults (figure 1, 2) with pink to purple eggs underneath (Figure 3) can be seen in late spring. The first generation was observed in late May through early June using a hand lens or ...

The bark of a tree is its own protection against the weather. While we shrug on a coat when it’s wet or cold, a tree will grow its own to insulate itself, keeping moisture out when it’s raining and in ...

Originally from Asia and finding its way to Texas in 2004, the pest has now spread throughout many other southern states — feeding on crape myrtles ... bark, and in turn, turning the trees ...

Crape myrtle trees bloom on the new growth ... Many varieties have outstanding peeling colorful bark when mature. Ranging in shades of tans and grays to copper or cinnamon, larger trunks ...

Janet B. Carson, a freelance writer, retired in 2018 from her 38-year career at the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension. She was a horticulture specialist and coordinator of the Arkansas ...

Q: My neighbor pointed out a part of my big pink-blooming loropetalum shrub that has white flowers. Why did this happen? Do I have an off-breed loropetalum? — Jack Chilton, north Decatur ...

It’s that time of year, which means fertilizing crapemyrtles once you see leaves start to emerge. Crapemyrtles have the same ...

Q: Why are the trunks of my crape myrtles turning black? They look rather unsightly. Mine aren't the only ones doing this -- many in our neighborhood look the same. Janet B. Carson, a freelance ...