I was standing at Pavilion 1 in Lancaster County Central Park one day early in June when a hackberry butterfly landed on my left arm. Immediately its long, straw-like mouth came out and I could feel ...

One of the most widely distributed trees in the eastern part of the country is the hackberry tree (Celtis occidentals). In Frederick County, you are most likely to find a hackberry growing in a wide ...

DEAR NEIL: We have a cluster of hackberry trees that shade our house and patio (see photos). They were here when the house was built eight years ago. A small one has gone from green to dead in just a ...

Last week I noted that now is a good time to plant shade trees, as it gives them time to produce a root system before they have to face the challenge of a hot, dry San Antonio summer. I recommended ...