Once upon a time, mesquites got no respect. Now these desert survivors are celebrated as a sustainable food source and a symbol of the borderlands. It is mid-November, and yet it is still warm and ...

A reader asked the following questions about trees. No. 1: When hiking, I often see what appear to be several trees growing from a central trunk. What causes this? No. 2: At a local park an oak tree ...

Mistletoe is a parasite that favors mesquite trees in San Antonio. The first question is, why does it favor mesquite as growing sites? The trees are not generous plant-juice producers or fast growers.