Moss and lichen may grow on solid, undisturbed surfaces, such as trees on your property. And though they aren't necessarily bad, you can remove them.

Can the moss choke the trees?Answer: Spanish moss and its relative, ball moss, are often of concern but normally little threat to healthy trees and shrubs. Both are epiphytes, ...

Those growths could be either lichens, moss or algae, and the. Now that deciduous trees are bare, trunks and branches have taken center stage, ...

Now that deciduous trees are bare, trunks and branches have taken center stage, and you might be noticing nuances and irregularities that evaded your attention over the summer. For instance, what are ...

There are two types of moss typically seen on trees here in the south, Spanish and ball moss. Despite their name, these are not really mosses, they are bromeliads.

The idea that moss grows on the north side of trees is an old one, says Dan Johnson of the College of Natural Resources at the University of Idaho, "and it makes a lot of sense." ...

Normally, I love driving down the back roads of the North Suncoast. On canopy roads, the trees arch overhead, their limbs draped with Spanish moss. In open fields, the limbs of a solitary oak ...

My trees are loaded with Spanish moss. My neighbor says I should pull it out because it's damaging the trees. But I like the look and don't have time for that much work.

Q: There's an ever-increasing infestation of gray, spiky material on my large crape myrtles. What is it, and is there a way to get rid of it? — M.M., Houston Ball moss forms rootlike structures ...