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Here's how Texas peaches and other fruit trees live with winter freezes better than we do
Texas ranks as the fourth-largest peach producer in the United States, after California, Georgia and South Carolina. About 1 million peach trees are planted throughout the Lone Star state and ...
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Bradford pears look pretty but smell like rotten fish. Should Texas ban the invasive tree?
Commonly planted across Texas by homeowners and developers, these trees provide only a fleeting aesthetic benefit, lasting three to four weeks at most just ahead of spring. However, they pose ...