Now that deciduous trees are bare, trunks and branches have taken center stage, and you might be noticing nuances and irregularities that evaded your attention over the summer. For instance, what are ...

Q: I think few people are aware of ball moss and that only a fraction of them do anything about it. On the internet, you will find that the experts maintain that ball moss is not a parasite, it will ...

We just moved to Jacksonville from up north and I want to know if Spanish moss is harming my oak trees. There is also some kind of gray-green moss growing on the trunks. Let’s talk about Spanish moss ...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part “What’s on my tree?” series about organisms that are commonly found growing on trees in Louisiana. Here in Louisiana, we’re all familiar with Spanish ...

We're all familiar with Spanish moss, which grows long on the branches of live oaks and other trees. But these days, you might notice a different kind of moss clinging in tight clumps to tree limbs.

You may have seen the billboards around town asking that you "Bag the Ball Moss!" and wondered: What the heck is ball moss? Quite simply, it's moss that grows in a roundish, ball shape. The problem: ...