The Chinese tallow tree has been turning Gulf Coast grasslands into single-species forests, and Rice University ecologist Evan Siemann hopes to find out how this tree has been able to "break all the ...

Lowcountry property owners are being  encouraged to exchange up to five invasive Bradford Pear or Chinese tallow trees for an equal number of free, healthy, native, young replacement trees.

The DNA evidence is in, and Ben Franklin didn’t do it. Genetic tests on more than 1,000 Chinese tallow trees from the United States and China show the famed U.S. statesman did not import the tallow ...

A little known consequence of Hurricane Katrina and its flood waters was that in low-lying areas, where water gathered for longer periods of time, seeds from nonnative trees such as the Chinese tallow ...

On April 21, you published an article, “Above And BEEyond.” It had some good information. However, there was a glaring statement which goes against everything that experts in forestry, agriculture or ...

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HOUSTON, Aug. 25, 2003 -- The evolution of species is usually thought to be long and arduous, with the culling of bad mutations and the natural selection of good ones taking tens of thousands, if not ...

Chinese tallow is is a prolific invader and destroys wildlife habitat and grazing land. A fast-growing weedy tree with milky sap, it reaches a height of 30 feet. Also called chicken tree and popcorn ...

In the battle against an invasive tree that’s taking over the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, federal authorities are considering a new weapon: invasive insects. State and federal wildlife agencies have tried ...

There is an attractive tree that you may have noticed or even have growing in your yard. Tall and graceful, it has fluttering heart-shaped blue-green leaves in summer that turn yellow or red in the ...

The invasive Chinese tallow tree found along the South Carolina coast is so aggressive it can turn marsh areas to scrub lands. To help control its spread, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has ...