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 have Spanish moss in my oak trees. My neighbor has his sprayed and removed. Should I do the same? I didn't think that Spanish moss got on trees that were healthy in the first place. Do you need ...

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 ...

Q: Spanish moss is in my dogwood and crape myrtles. Should I spray it or leave it alone? I am afraid it will hurt the tree. A: Spanish moss is a common air plant or epiphytes that we see in the trees ...

Our plum tree has some mossy looking balls growing in it. Does this hurt the tree? Should I get rid of them? You have accurately described what is commonly called ball moss, Tillandsia recurvata, a ...

There are many myths we grow up believing, such as the link between proximity to the television and the potential for blindness. Other childhood fables are more specific to circumventing ‘bad’ luck by ...

Forest Service lichenologist Sarah Jovan hardly has to walk half a block from her office in downtown Portland to find the type of shaggy, green moss she used to discover the city's hidden hot spots of ...

Dangling in the trees among the birds, squirrels and Mardi Gras beads in areas like Spanish Town is an unsightly vegetation some Baton Rouge property owners would like to see eradicated. Ball moss, ...