Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Winged seeds called samaras grow on maple trees. These are seeds from the Japanese maple, _Acer palmatum_. AlessandroZocc/iStock ...

A: It's called golden rain tree or Chinese flame tree, Koelreuteria spp. There are quite a few rain trees along San Felipe in River Oaks, in Meyerland and other older neighborhoods. Each fall, we get ...

Trees are smarter than you think, and the evidence is found in their unique ways they disperse their seeds. Cottonwood trees release white tufts that float in the air – a dreamy sight until you ...

This part of Texas tends to be spoiled with blossoms year-round. When an unexpected freeze occurs, it impacts plants growing outside of their U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zone — ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andrew Dickerson, University of Tennessee (THE CONVERSATION) When wind or other ...