Tag: oak trees

Answers from UF/IFAS experts as pollen blankets your car and makes you sneeze

by Brad Buck
March 13, 2024

Achoo! It’s pollen season. You might sneeze, and you might have to wash your vehicle to remove the green, dust-like coating that comes from plants. We asked Lynn Barber, the Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ agent at UF/IFAS Extension ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes
Tags: Allergies, Alyssa Vinson, Lynn Barber, Oak Trees, Plants, Pollen, Sneezing, Tips, Trees, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County, UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County

Avoid the Tree Hackers, Select an ISA Certified Arborist for Aesthetic and Healthy Pruning!

by Doug Caldwell "Dr. Dougbug"
March 1, 2019

Its happening in my neighborhood now. The guys that were repairing radiators or odd-job types are driving around in unmarked, homemade box trucks and and offer to hurricane whack your shade trees (cash only) before hurricane season. Do NOT ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture,
Tags: Arborists, Hurricane Cut, Oak Trees, Pruning, Tree Surgery

Q: Enough already, what is with all the acorns falling?

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 13, 2017

Q: Enough already, what is with all the acorns falling? When will this ever stop? My front yard, sidewalk and driveway are so messy. A: You are not the only one who has asked me this question recently. Everyone, but the squirrels, seems to ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Acorns, Oak Trees

The Caterpillars are Falling! (J. Moll – 3/22/17)

by Whitney Elmore
March 22, 2017

Each spring the cry rings out, “The caterpillars are falling out of the trees!” These menaces are tussock moth caterpillars. They drop down like rain from oak trees. Besides the annoying presence of numerous hairy caterpillars, these ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease
Tags: Caterpillars, Oak Trees

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