Founding Father Ben Franklin introduced the Chinese tallow tree to this country. But we can't blame him for the exotic's invasion - and destruction - of coastal prairie from Florida to Texas. Science ...

The Chinese tallow (also called the China berry) is getting a bad rap. True, it’s been indicted as an “invasive” species. So what? Like Edward Teas, the man who first brought it to the Houston area a ...

Scientists want to release insects to curb invasive Chinese tallow. Beekeepers say it could hurt pollinators and raise food costs. Federal regulators have taken a side, for now.

The Chinese tallow tree has been turning Gulf Coast grasslands into single-species forests, and Rice University ecologist Evan Siemann hopes to find out how this tree has been able to "break all the ...

Dear Neil: Last winter’s cold almost killed my Chinese tallow tree. I had a tree service company remove all the dead wood three weeks ago. I’ve been removing the suckers from the base of the tree and ...

Just as every human being is a multifaceted creation of immense — if not yet fully developed — potential, so it is with plants. Take Chinese tallow tree, for example. In 1772, Benjamin Franklin sent ...

Just as every human being is a multifaceted creation of immense — if not yet fully developed — potential, so it is with plants. Take Chinese tallow tree, for example. In 1772, Benjamin Franklin sent ...