AUSTIN, Texas — A well-known pecan tree at Barton Springs Pool has been diagnosed with a wood decay fungus. "Affectionately named 'Flo,' we have historical images that go back as far the 1920s. When ...

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN Live’s top headlines for Aug. 19, 2023. AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin said the iconic Barton Springs pecan tree, “Flo”, has been diagnosed with the wood ...

Iconic Barton Springs pecan tree "Flo" has been diagnosed with a wood-decaying fungus that is likely to bring it down. City officials said the fungus, Kretzchmariadeusta, also known as brittle cinder ...

Pecan trees and their hickory tree cousin are nutty buddies not from South Carolina. The pecan is the only nut tree native to the United States and is indigenous to North America. It is found along ...

"Flo," the pecan tree leaning over Barton Springs Pool, will be removed Thursday, Austin Parks and Recreation officials have announced. The tree, which has been closed off to pool visitors since ...

The pecan tree became the official state tree of Texas in 1919, credited to Governor Hogg’s love for the tree. Pecans are native to about 150 counties in Texas and capable of growing and producing in ...

Dear Neil: I recently discovered a large kind of shelf-shaped growth at the base of one of my large pecan trees and another, smaller one growing on the opposite side of the tree. The tree was pruned ...