From my window, I can see across the way to one of my all-time favorite weeds in my neighbor’s garden. A healthy acacia tree is nearly in full bloom! Throughout the year, I occasionally remind my ...

Tamar Kafri was surveying the Gilat plant nursery of the JNF (Jewish National Fund, HaKeren HaKayemet LeYisrael) when she suddenly encountered a ghost from the past: a gay acacia tree. This unique ...

Normally for my Tico Times wildlife articles I choose a single species of wild animal, describe what it looks like and what it does, add a story or two about my interactions with them, and if I have ...

The ant acacia is a small, thorny tree found in different parts of Costa Rica. It is famous, not for its impressive thorns or its ability to thrive in harsh environmental conditions, but because of ...