by David Vaughan | May 23, 2026 | Articles
Kidneywood (Eysenhardtia orthocarpa) 10 feetMexican Buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa) 30 feetEvergreen Sumac (Rhus virens) 12 feetCarolina Buckthorn (Frangula caroliniana) 15-20 feetYaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria) 25 feetPossumhaw Holly (Ilex decidua) 15-30 feetAmerican...
by David Vaughan | Dec 14, 2025 | Articles
The car struck the tree at more than 60 mph. The teenage driver was dead and his girlfriend was in intensive care. The car was wrapped around a tree and the car battery had gone thru a metal garage door about 25 feet from the tree. The 15 inch Cedar Elm was standing...
by David Vaughan | Dec 14, 2025 | Articles
(updated March, 2017) Soil is more than sand, silt, and clay with some small amount of organic matter. You may have 3 inches of clay over caliche, or 12 inches of blackland clay, or 5 feet of sand over hardpan. Whatever you have, soil is teaming with life. Experts...
by David Vaughan | Dec 14, 2025 | Articles
updated April 2020) What is Oak Wilt? Typical leaf necrosis Oak wilt is a vascular wilt disease caused by a fungus that infects the water-conducting tissues of oak trees and causes them to wilt and die. Good health does not improve resistance to this disease. If the...
by David Vaughan | Dec 14, 2025 | Articles
Shella McBride and David Appel in their article on Hypoxylon Canker for AgriLife Extension state that once Hypoxylon Canker is evident, it is usually too late to save the tree. The Arborlogical Services web site says that it is extremely rare to see Hypoxylon Canker...
