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 ...

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 ...

Supported by scaffolding and partitioned off from the public, Barton Springs' iconic pecan tree known as "Flo," stretches over the central part of the pool. The tree has a fungal infection. The Austin ...

"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 ...

Hurricane season coincides with pecan season. Severe weather is seldom kind to agriculture. A hard freeze too late in March or April shrinks a peach crop, while excessive temperatures and moisture ...

Dear Neil: What causes pecans to fall early (August and September) and be eaten up with a black fungus? We used to get 75 pounds of pecans from each of our two trees, but starting two years ago the ...

Scab is the most common and damaging pecan disease. It is caused by the fungus, Cladosporium caryigenum. The fungus forms small, circular, olive-green to black spots on leaves, leaf petioles and nut ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The future of a popular leaning pecan tree in Barton Springs, known as Flo, is unknown as the City of Austin said it is listening to input from its residents on what to do next. Flo ...