Q: I have a hackberry tree that has started to grow in the middle of a rose bush. The ground is dry, hard caliche. For the past three years, we have suffered through a drought. I appreciate any tree ...

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) — I start this story with a startling fact; the hackberry tree - which comes in two varieties - is very common in North Texas. The tree is infamously found along stretches of ...

Question: My hackberry trees are dropping leaves for no apparent reason. The leaves look fine, no bugs or mold spots or discoloration of any kind. Do you have any idea what might be causing the leaf ...

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 ...

Dear Neil: What are the pimple-like growths on the leaves of my hackberry tree? Are they harmful? A: Those are insect galls that result when the female insect stings the leaves of the tree and lays ...

It can be unnerving to find that the leaves of an oak or hackberry tree are as bumpy as a rock-covered seashore in late summer. Other trees’ leaves may break out in acne-like red spots or sport ...