/tags/texas-trees Texas Trees en-US Copyright Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:06:32 GMT /news/2025-04-23/fort-worth-approves-tighter-tree-protections-advances-mission-to-grow-citys-forest-canopy Members added special protections for certain native oak trees and raised the fines for developers who violate forestry rules. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:06:32 GMT /news/2025-04-23/fort-worth-approves-tighter-tree-protections-advances-mission-to-grow-citys-forest-canopy Drew Shaw | Arlington Report /environment-nature/2023-11-28/why-your-oak-trees-are-dropping-so-many-acorns-this-fall The bumper crop is called a mast year, and it’s actually pretty common. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 17:30:00 GMT /environment-nature/2023-11-28/why-your-oak-trees-are-dropping-so-many-acorns-this-fall Alexandra Hart /environment-nature/2022-06-27/demand-and-an-illicit-market-grows-for-texas-native-yucca-plant The desert plant takes 10-15 years to grow to the size most buyers want, leading to an illicit underground plant trade. Mon, 27 Jun 2022 17:30:00 GMT /environment-nature/2022-06-27/demand-and-an-illicit-market-grows-for-texas-native-yucca-plant Gabriella Ybarra /environment-nature/2022-05-04/a-disease-is-killing-forest-and-shade-trees-in-the-houston-area The pathogen is known as laurel wilt, and mainly affects red bay, sassafras, avocados, swamp bay and other related trees. Wed, 04 May 2022 14:15:00 GMT /environment-nature/2022-05-04/a-disease-is-killing-forest-and-shade-trees-in-the-houston-area Lucio Vasquez | Houston Public Media