Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part “What’s on my tree?” series about organisms that are commonly found growing on trees in Louisiana. Here in Louisiana, we’re all familiar with Spanish ...

You’ve probably heard the phrase “a rolling stone gathers no moss” or look for moss on a tree for the direction north, if you’re lost in the woods (true in most areas except the Northwest where moss ...

When I first moved to this area almost three decades ago, I was surprised to see plants in the trees that I’d seen only in movies and television shows. According to Hollywood, Spanish moss only exists ...

There are many myths we grow up believing, such as the link between proximity to the television and the potential for blindness. Other childhood fables are more specific to circumventing ‘bad’ luck by ...

From short strolls through moss-laden paths to longer treks through magical rainforests, there are plenty of mossy trails to ...

Q: I think few people are aware of ball moss and that only a fraction of them do anything about it. On the internet, you will find that the experts maintain that ball moss is not a parasite, it will ...

A forest is really a community of plants and animals. Within this large community are smaller groups of living things that grow together. Even an individual tree often has an association of plants ...