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- Where Can I Buy A Tree In Houston TX (May 30, 2018)
- Botanical Gardens Near Kingwood TX (June 28, 2018)
- The Benefits Of Winterizing Your Lawn (January 17, 2019)
- Native Plants And The Benefits Of Native Animals (March 4, 2019)
- OHBA News Letter 03/19 (March 12, 2019)
- Mulberry Tree (April 3, 2019)
- Tree Services By The Season (April 14, 2020)
- 2020 Giving Back For Tree Care (May 11, 2020)
- Top Reasons for Tree Maintenance before and after a Storm (September 14, 2020)
- How To Treat Aphid Infestation (October 26, 2022)
- Welcome to the brand new ArborTrue Blog! (November 2, 2023)
- The First Cold Day (November 3, 2023)
- Why Do Trees Fall (November 7, 2023)
- Three Ideas After the First Cold Front (November 8, 2023)
- Is Your Tree Inactive or Dead? (November 10, 2023)
- Mushroom Monday: Honey Fungus (November 14, 2023)
- Mushroom Monday: Porcini Mushrooms (November 14, 2023)
- Beehave: Creating a Haven for Bees (November 17, 2023)
- Mushroom Monday: Morels (November 20, 2023)
- Tips for Applying Mulch Around Trees (November 22, 2023)
- Clearing the Air About Core Aeration (November 24, 2023)
- Mushroom Monday: Crimson Waxcap (November 27, 2023)
- Why You Should Wait Before Planting In Wet Soil (November 29, 2023)
- A New Christmas Tradition: A Living Christmas Tree (December 1, 2023)
- Monday Mushroom: The Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum) (December 4, 2023)
- Twenty Gift Ideas for Someone Who Likes Trees (December 6, 2023)
- Orb Weaver Spiders (December 8, 2023)
- Mushroom Monday: Saffron Milkcaps (December 11, 2023)
- Benefits of Trees (December 13, 2023)
- Spider Mites (December 15, 2023)
- Mushroom Monday: Dryad’s Saddle (December 18, 2023)
- What Exactly is Honey? (December 20, 2023)
- The American Chestnut (December 22, 2023)
- Mushroom Monday: Pear-shaped Puffball (December 25, 2023)
- Professional Winter Tree Care: Three Services from ArborTrue (December 26, 2023)
- Why Evergreens are Ever Green (December 27, 2023)
- Lady Beetles (December 29, 2023)
- Mushroom Monday: Velvet Foot Mushrooms (January 1, 2024)
- Ants and Aphids (January 3, 2024)
- Digging into Loam (January 5, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Splitgill Mushrooms (January 8, 2024)
- New Year’s Resolutions for Your Landscape and Trees (January 10, 2024)
- Blue Jays (January 12, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Parasol Mushrooms (January 15, 2024)
- Tree Frost and Freeze Recovery (January 17, 2024)
- New Year’s Resolutions: Five Tips for Staying Motivated (January 17, 2024)
- Humus (January 19, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Ganoderma lucidum Mushrooms (January 22, 2024)
- Mushroom Fairy Rings (January 24, 2024)
- Acorns (January 26, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Coprinus comatus (January 29, 2024)
- Hazelnuts (January 31, 2024)
- Squirrels (February 2, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Violet Webcap (February 5, 2024)
- The Truth Cracked Open! Almonds Aren’t Really Nuts! (February 7, 2024)
- Understanding More About Oak Wilt (February 9, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Ugly Milkcap (February 12, 2024)
- Spring Into Action: A Guest Post from Sienna Mulch (February 14, 2024)
- Question and Answer: No one takes care of the trees in the forest, and they seem to grow fine, so why do we have to take care of the trees in our landscapes? (February 16, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: King Trumpet Mushrooms (Pleurotus eryngii) (February 19, 2024)
- Soil Horizons: Discover more about the different layers in soil (February 21, 2024)
- Annual Rainfall in Houston, Texas (February 23, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Beefsteak (Fistulina hepatica) (February 26, 2024)
- Compost Topdressing (February 28, 2024)
- Understanding More About Oak Wilt: Sap Beetles (March 1, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Jackson’s Slender Amanita (March 4, 2024)
- Benefits of Quality Organic Lawn Fertilizer (March 6, 2024)
- How do Plants Absorb Nutrients Through Their Leaves? (March 8, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Orange Mycena (March 11, 2024)
- What’s Soil Drench? (March 13, 2024)
- A Compost Blog Post From Sienna Mulch (March 15, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Grey Knight (Tricholoma terreum) (March 18, 2024)
- Why Don’t More Clovers Have Four Leaves? (March 20, 2024)
- Ashe Juniper (Juniperus ashei) (March 22, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Coral Tooth Fungus (Hericium coralloides) (March 25, 2024)
- Compost or Black Gold? (March 27, 2024)
- Golden-Cheeked Warbler (March 29, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Common Club Coral (Clavariadelphus pistillaris) (April 1, 2024)
- Cedar Sage (Salvia roemeriana) (April 3, 2024)
- Robergea albicedrae (White Juniper Fungus) (April 5, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Texas Star Mushroom (Chorioactis geaster) (April 8, 2024)
- Asian Longhorned Beetle (April 10, 2024)
- Old Baldy: A Famous Tree in Austin, Texas (April 12, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Resinous Polypore (Ischnoderma resinosum) (April 15, 2024)
- Pine Bark Beetles (April 17, 2024)
- Blue Stain Fungi (April 19, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Yellow Patches Mushroom (April 22, 2024)
- Get to Know Field & Forest Products (April 24, 2024)
- Two Pine Bark Beetle Predators: The Dubious Checkered Beetle and The Long-legged Fly (April 26, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Laccaria bicolor (April 29, 2024)
- Crepe Myrtle Bark Scale (May 1, 2024)
- Bacterial Leaf Scorch (May 3, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Pink Waxcap (Porpolomopsis calyptriformis) (May 6, 2024)
- Ambrosia Beetles (May 8, 2024)
- Elm Yellows: A Devastating Tree Disease (May 10, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Amanita amerirubescens (May 13, 2024)
- Average Temperatures in the Austin, Texas Area Over the Last 40 Years (May 15, 2024)
- Yearly Precipitation Totals for The Austin, Texas Area for the Last 40 Years (May 17, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Wrinkled Peach Mushroom (Rhodotus palmatus) (May 20, 2024)
- Under the Canopy: Tree Cover in Austin, Texas (May 22, 2024)
- Ten Things to Keep in Mind as You Water Your Trees This Summer (May 24, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Beech Mushroom (Hypsizygus tessulatus) (May 27, 2024)
- Two Common Trees in Austin: Cedar Elm and Sugarberry – Part I (May 29, 2024)
- Two Common Trees in Austin: Cedar Elm and Sugarberry – Part II (May 31, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Wine Cap Mushroom (Stropharia rugosoannulata) (June 3, 2024)
- The Question Mark Butterfly (June 5, 2024)
- Mourning Cloak Butterflies (June 7, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Meadow Mushroom (Agaricus campestris) (June 10, 2024)
- A Guest Blog Post By Field and Forest Products (June 12, 2024)
- Fall Webworms: Learn About Them, Their Impact on Trees, and Possible Solutions (June 14, 2024)
- One Hundred New Blog Posts (June 17, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Frost’s Bolete (June 17, 2024)
- The Challenges of Austin’s Changing Climate: A Guest Blog Post by Orion Stahlbaum (June 19, 2024)
- The Anna Apple Tree: Post One: The Basics (June 21, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Tricholoma vaccinum (June 24, 2024)
- The Anna Apple Tree: Post Two: Chill Hours (June 26, 2024)
- The Anna Apple Tree: Post Three: Brix (June 28, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Leucocoprinus cretaceus (July 1, 2024)
- The Anna Apple Tree: Post Four: Pollination and Fertilization (July 3, 2024)
- The Leaves of Four Oaks: Live, Water, Post, and Bur (July 5, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Chocolate Milky (Lactarius lignyotus) (July 8, 2024)
- Helping Trees Through Drought: Five Ideas That Can Help (July 10, 2024)
- Hurricane Preparedness: Tree Care Before The Storm (July 12, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Shaggy Scalycap (Pholiota squarrosa) (July 15, 2024)
- Are Banana Trees, Trees? (July 17, 2024)
- Pillbugs: Roly-Polies (Armadillidium vulgare) (July 19, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Peppery Milkcap (Lactarius piperatus) (July 22, 2024)
- A Brief Look at Pome Fruits (July 24, 2024)
- A Look at Three Pines: Loblolly, Longleaf, and Slash (July 26, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Crown-tipped Coral (Artomyces pyxidatus) (July 29, 2024)
- A Brief Look at Drupes (July 31, 2024)
- What is The pH of Rainwater? (August 2, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Fringed Sawgill Mushroom (Lentinus crinitus) (August 5, 2024)
- Cedar Apple Rust (August 7, 2024)
- A Brief Look At Land Snails (August 9, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria aurantia) (August 12, 2024)
- How to Help Trees Recover After Drought (August 14, 2024)
- Trees and Heavy Winds: The Impact and Ideas That Can Help (August 16, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Blue Green Anise Mushroom (Clitocybe odora) (August 19, 2024)
- Three Climate Resistant Trees For Houston, Texas (August 21, 2024)
- What is Transpiration in Plants? (August 23, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Cauliflower Fungus (Sparassis crispa) (August 26, 2024)
- What Makes Those Holes In The Ground Around My Trees? (August 28, 2024)
- Cicadas: The Sound of Summer (August 30, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Webcap Mushrooms (Cortinarius multiformis) (September 2, 2024)
- Take a Breath: Learn What’s in The Air (September 4, 2024)
- Long-term Effects of Drought: A Guest Blog Post By Arborist Brittany Bates (September 6, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Green Elf Cup (Chlorociboria aeruginascens) (September 9, 2024)
- Who Knew it Was Broken? – How Legumes Fix Nitrogen (September 11, 2024)
- Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons – What’s the Difference? (September 13, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Bulbous Honey Fungus (Armillaria gallica) (September 16, 2024)
- They’ve Got a Lot of Gall: Cynipid Wasps (September 18, 2024)
- Pecan Scab: A Disease Affecting Pecan Trees (September 20, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Black Jelly Drops (Bulgaria inquinans) (September 23, 2024)
- A Common Issue With Trees In Landscapes: Girdling Roots (September 25, 2024)
- Formosan Subterranean Termites (Coptotermes formosanus) (September 27, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Hexagonia hydnoides (October 1, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Pycnoporus cinnabarinus (October 8, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Sheathed Woodtuft (Kuehneromyces mutabilis) (October 14, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Olive-Brown Waxy-Cap (Hygrophorus hypothejus) (October 21, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Scarlet Elf Cup (Sarcoscypha coccinea) (October 29, 2024)
- The Secret Magic of Worm Composting That No One Talks About (October 31, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Common Bonnet (Mycena galericulata) (November 4, 2024)
- Phytophthora Root Rot (November 6, 2024)
- There’s Webs on My Tree Bark! – Barklice and Why You Shouldn’t Worry About Them (November 8, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Admirable Bolete (Aureoboletus mirabilis) (November 11, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Mica Cap (Coprinellus micaceus) (November 25, 2024)
- Black Sooty Mold (November 27, 2024)
- Botryosphaeria Canker: An Infection of Trees and Shrubs (November 29, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Ganoderma applanatum (Artist Bracket) (December 2, 2024)
- How to Care for a Fresh Cut Christmas Tree Indoors (December 4, 2024)
- TrueTreeTalk – A Blog Post List (December 6, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Green Russula (Russula aeruginea) (December 9, 2024)
- Fire Blight: Understanding This Destructive Tree Disease (December 11, 2024)
- Understanding Tree Bark Cracks: When to Call an Arborist (December 13, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Fluted Bird’s Nest (Cyathus striatus) (December 16, 2024)
- How Lightning Strikes Affect Trees: Understanding Storm Damage (December 18, 2024)
- Understanding Pine Rust Disease: A Complex Tree Pathogen in Houston’s Urban Forest (December 20, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: False Turkey Tail (Stereum ostrea) (December 23, 2024)
- Mistletoe: A Complex Holiday Symbol Living in Our Trees (December 25, 2024)
- Dark Spots on Oak Leaves: Understanding Tar Spot Disease (December 27, 2024)
- Mushroom Monday: Smooth Chanterelle (Cantharellus lateritius) (December 30, 2024)
- The Truth About Raspberries: Not Your Average Berry (January 1, 2025)
- Caring for Your Landscape Plants During Central Texas Winters (January 3, 2025)
- Mushroom Monday: Small Club Coral (Calocera cornea) (January 6, 2025)
- Ground Covers for Challenging Spaces: A Houston Guide to Shade, Wet, and Dry Areas (Part I) (January 8, 2025)
- Ground Covers for Challenging Spaces: A Houston Guide to Shade, Wet, and Dry Areas (Part II) (January 10, 2025)
- Mushroom Monday: The Brown Roll-rim (Paxillus involutus) and Its Vital Tree-Fungal Partnership (January 13, 2025)
- Winter Lawn Care in Houston: Managing Your Yard’s Tree and Grass Ecosystem (January 15, 2025)
- Thrips: A Guide for Houston and Austin Gardeners (January 17, 2025)
- Mushroom Monday: Abrupt-Bulbed Lepidella (Amanita abrupta) (January 20, 2025)
- Understanding Ball Moss in Houston Trees: A Winter Guide (January 22, 2025)
- How Houston Trees React to Sudden Cold Snaps: What You Need to Know (January 24, 2025)
- Mushroom Monday: The Mossy Maze Polypore (Cerrena unicolor) (January 27, 2025)
- Planting Native Annuals Under Texas Trees: A Spring Planning Guide (January 29, 2025)
- Finding the Right Tree for Your Houston Landscape (January 31, 2025)
- Mushroom Monday: A Tale of Naturalization – The Yellow Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus citrinopileatus) (February 3, 2025)
- American Crows: Anything But Ordinary (February 5, 2025)
- Red-headed Woodpeckers: Texas’ Tricolored Treasures (February 7, 2025)
- Mushroom Monday: The Winter-Loving Velvet Foot (February 10, 2025)
- The Neem Tree: A Profile of Azadirachta indica (February 12, 2025)
- February Rose Care in Houston: A Guide to Late Winter Tasks (February 14, 2025)
- Mushroom Monday: A Profile of Gomphus clavatus (February 17, 2025)
- February’s Wild Temperature Swings: How Your Trees Respond (February 19, 2025)
- Our Wild Neighbors: The Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) (February 21, 2025)
- Mushroom Monday: The Hairy Oyster Mushroom (Panus neostrigosus) (February 24, 2025)
- We’ve Solved The Caper! What Are Capers? (February 26, 2025)
- North American Beaver: Nature’s Engineer (February 28, 2025)
- Mushroom Monday: Garland Stropharia (Stropharia coronilla) (March 3, 2025)
- Understanding Nematodes: Microscopic Players in Your Landscape (March 5, 2025)
- Understanding Tree Root Systems: The Hidden Half of Trees (March 7, 2025)
- 200th TrueTreeTalk Blog Post (March 10, 2025)
- Mushroom Monday: Verdigris Agaric (Stropharia aeruginosa) (March 10, 2025)
- Pulling the Cork on Cork: A Look at this Natural Material (March 12, 2025)
- Tree Bark: More Than Just Protection (March 14, 2025)
- Yellow-tipped Coral Fungus (Ramaria formosa (Pers.) Quél.) (March 17, 2025)
- The Differential Grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis (Thomas, 1865)) (March 19, 2025)
- Learn What’s True About The Cashew (March 21, 2025)
- Mushroom Monday: The Parrot Waxcap (Gliophorus psittacinus) (March 24, 2025)
- The Hidden Language of Forest Trees: Understanding Tree Interactions (March 26, 2025)
- Barred Owls: Woodland Sentinels of Texas (March 28, 2025)
- Mushroom Monday: Snowy Waxcap (Cuphophyllus virgineus): A Pure White Forest Gem (March 31, 2025)
- Red Paper Wasp (Polistes carolina): A Beneficial Garden Resident (April 3, 2025)
- Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana): A Majestic Texas Legacy (April 4, 2025)
- Mushroom Monday: Lead-Gray Puffball (Bovista plumbea): A Distinctive Grassland Fungus (April 7, 2025)
- American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua): A Star-Leaved Beauty (April 9, 2025)
- Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis): Nature’s Early Spring Display (April 12, 2025)
- Mushroom Monday: Tricholoma equestre (The Yellow Knight Mushroom) (April 14, 2025)
- Sure It’s a Little Sappy: A Look at Tree Sap (April 16, 2025)
- Pine Pitch Canker: A Serious Tree Infection (April 18, 2025)
- Mushroom Monday: Milky Conecap (Conocybe apala) (April 21, 2025)
- Dothistroma Needle Blight: A Disease of Pine Trees (April 23, 2025)
- The Roles Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium Play in Plants (April 25, 2025)
- Mushroom Monday: Shrimp of the Woods (Entoloma abortivum) (April 28, 2025)
- The Effect of Staking Trees (April 30, 2025)
- What Happens to a Tree That Leans Because of Wind? (May 2, 2025)
- Mushroom Monday: The Lawnmower’s Mushroom (Panaeolus foenisecii) (May 5, 2025)
- How Do Trees Respond to Being Topped? (May 7, 2025)
- Sideoats Grama, Bouteloua curtipendula, the State Grass of Texas (May 10, 2025)
- Mushroom Monday: Meadow Coral (Clavulinopsis corniculata) (May 12, 2025)
- The Mexican White Oak (Quercus polymorpha) (May 15, 2025)
- Compost: What is it? (May 16, 2025)
- Mushroom Monday: The Late Fall Oyster (Panellus serotinus) (May 19, 2025)
- Chinese Tallow Tree: An Invasive Tree Species (May 22, 2025)
- Clover (Trifolium repens): What You Need to Know About This Familiar Plant (May 24, 2025)
- Mushroom Monday: Lilac Fibrecap (Inocybe lilacina) (May 26, 2025)
- What Is a Hesperidium? (May 29, 2025)
- Laurel Wilt Disease: A Serious Threat to Trees in the Laurel Family (May 31, 2025)
- Mushroom Monday: Marasmiellus candidus (June 3, 2025)
- Understanding Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides) (June 5, 2025)
- The Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker: A Woodpecker with a Taste for Sap (June 7, 2025)
- Mushroom Monday: Tricholoma saponaceum (June 10, 2025)
- Green Tree Frogs (Hyla cinerea) (June 12, 2025)
- A General Overview of Lichens (June 14, 2025)
- Mushroom Monday: Coprinopsis atramentaria, the Common Inkcap (June 17, 2025)
- Self-Fertile or Cross Pollination – Two Different Strategies (June 18, 2025)
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