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H-E-B expands tree-planting efforts across Texas with $5,000 grants for nonprofits
In celebration of Earth Month, H-E-B is increasing its tree-planting initiatives across Texas by offering $5,000 grants through its Trees for Texans program.
Heirloom project could bring another 'Main Street' to fast-growing Austin suburb
Columnar Investments presented plans to the Georgetown City Council on March 25 for the Heirloom development, which would be ...
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The curse of the Bradford pear: here's what the trees look like, what to plant instead
∎ Extremely invasive and fast-growing tree. ∎ Often form dense stands. ∎ Chokes out native trees and takes over open areas and fields. ∎ Large thorns can draw blood and puncture tires. ∎ Represent a ...
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Bradford pears look pretty but smell like rotten fish. Should Texas ban the invasive tree?
Commonly planted across Texas by homeowners and developers, these trees provide only a fleeting aesthetic benefit, lasting three to four weeks at most just ahead of spring. However, they pose ...
Anthropocene Magazine on MSN7d
If you want a fast-growing forest to suck up more carbon, pick slow-growing trees
Trees that have "fast growing" traits turn out to grow more slowly in the wild than their conservative relatives, scientists ...