Hackberry emperor butterflies take flight at the entrance to the Roth Trailhead at the University of Kansas Field Station. A crowd slowed traffic one recent morning on a road north of Lawrence, but it ...

Itinerant black bears raid garbage cans and climb trees to nap. Western rattlesnakes converge on communal hibernating sites in rocky hillsides and prairie dog colonies. Marmots, ground squirrels, and ...

Q: My hackberry’s leaves had thousands of the little galls you wrote about earlier this year. Should I not use those leaves in my compost? A: Use them. There are millions of galls to go around, and ...

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 ...

Dear Neil: My hackberry’s leaves had thousands of the little galls you wrote about earlier this year. Should I not use those leaves in my compost? A: Use them. There are millions of galls to go around ...

Cankerworm caterpillars of the hackberry leafroller moth have infested North Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area, after recent rains provided conditions amenable to their life cycle. The small ...

Most folks are familiar with the names of trees like oak, maple, elm, ash, birch, and cottonwood. But one abundant tree around here that may not be as well-known is the hackberry. I am not sure when I ...

We are looking for a fast growing shade tree to provide shade on the southwest corner of our house. Will a hackberry tree work for that purpose? The hackberry tree (Celtis occidentalis) has some very ...

Q: 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 matter ...

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 ...