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    Huisache are drought-tolerant, competitive, shrub-like trees that can be difficult to control. This Brush Busters publication walks readers through methods for controlling huisache....
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    Laurel wilt is a fungal disease transmitted by the redbay ambrosia beetle that affects desirable trees in urban and residential areas of Texas. This publication discusses signs, symptoms, and management...
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    Nutria are large, semi-aquatic rodents resembling beavers or muskrats. They eat desirable vegetation, girdle trees, and burrow into banks and dams. The biological, reproductive, and behavioral characteristics of nutria are...
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    Mexican honey wasps range from Texas to Nicaragua. They are social insects that build paper nests in the canopies of trees and shrubs. This publication explains the physical and cultural...
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    Hypoxylon canker appears as a dead lesion on limbs, branches, and trunks of affected oak trees. It develops under the bark, and, in advanced stages, causes a white rot decay...
  • ...objective, science-based information on the nutritional and health benefits of fruits and tree nuts as well as horticultural information on planting and maintaining fruit and nut trees appropriate for Texas....
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    ...homeowners and business owners face is often clearing away the debris. These safety tips can help you avoid injury while removing trees and other debris from your property. (2 pages)...
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    This publication is an index of soil and water salinity and boron thresholds for selected trees, shrubs, turf grasses, ornamental ground covers, fruit and nut crops, vegetables, flowers, herbaceous crops,...
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    Course Information This online course teaches you how to plan and maintain native plants. After completing this course, you can select which plants are native to your area, which equipment...
  • Tools and Apps
    ...for plants by specific characteristics. The Earth–Kind® Plant Selector does NOT provide information concerning the potential invasiveness of landscape plants, though plants with a high Earth–Kind® index value will generally...
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