You know those little symbols that many garden books have to give you an idea of what requirements a plant has with just a quick glance? Well the entry for this genus has just about every category ...

Q: I have one hopseed bush out of 20 that was planted about seven years ago and died about a week ago after the rain. I am watering them deeply only once a week. Before the rain, they were all doing ...

Q: Our hopseed bushes suddenly had no leaves, and we think it is from leaf-cutter ants. We also noticed our palo verde tree near their mound has no leaves. Attached are pictures. There are a few ...

Q: Please advise if we can plant our hopseed bushes; foothills palo verde or desert museum palo verde; and “Leslie Roy” hybrid mesquites now. We’re concerned the weather might still be too cold. We’re ...