10/29/2026
👻 Spooky Tree Facts: Texas Edition
Not every fright this season comes from a haunted house. Some are growing right in your yard. 🎃
🕸️ Those ghostly webs in pecans and sweetgums? Fall webworms. The last generation of the year is usually the most damaging, and one tent can hold hundreds of hairy caterpillars.
🧠 Brains on the ground? That's Osage orange (aka bois d'arc or horse apple), a Texas native that drops wrinkled, softball-sized fruit this time of year.
🦴 Bark peeling away to reveal a gray, crusty layer on your oak? It could be hypoxylon canker, a fungus that lies in wait inside healthy trees and strikes once drought, heat, or root damage weakens them.
🍄 Mushrooms popping up at the base of a tree after fall rains can signal root or trunk decay hiding below the surface.
If something on your property looks a little haunted, our certified arborists are happy to take a look. 🌳