In the following selection from the afterword to a new edition of Live Oak, with Moss, a set of Walt Whitman poems rediscovered in the 1950s and now presented with illustrations by Caldecott Award ...

Ball moss and oak wilt are afflictions that are part of live oak tree culture. One is a harmless air plant; one is a devastating fungal disease. Ball moss is an epiphyte that collects its moisture ...

The Southern live oak, Quercus virginiana ... The branches of Southern live oaks are often draped with Spanish moss, which is neither Spanish nor moss (it’s actually a close relative of the ...

Ball moss is a cosmetic issue, but oak wilt is a real threat to the wellbeing of your live oak trees. The fungal disease enters the trees as spores through fresh wounds on the trees. The spores ...