Q: A mesquite tree beside my driveway is getting new leaves, but I noticed a couple of dead branches among the greenery. They snapped off easily at a point where they appeared to have been neatly ...

Mesquite is mostly thought of as a shrubby, weedy tree that dots landscapes throughout the drier regions of the state, needing very little water or care to thrive. While some have come to value the ...

Goetze: If plants were capable of expressing emotions similar to humans, area mesquite trees might literally turn green with ...

Despite a warning to wear rattlesnake shin guards when walking through the Hill Country, the only sound I hear is the ticking of grasshoppers, crickets and dragonflies on this 100-degree day in ...