AUSTIN, Texas — Acorns, acorns and more acorns. This fall, the Austin area has been covered in them. While it is certainly not unusual to see acorns in the fall, this season has been a little nuts.

Large acorn crops for oaks occur every two to five years, and this would appear to be one of those years. Dear Master Gardener: Help! I’ve never raked and swept up so many acorns in my life! What is ...

If you have more than one live oak in your landscape, you probably have sprouts emerging from the ground from at least one mature tree and maybe other sprouts spread over the landscape. Some gardeners ...