Q: I’ve lost large chunks of bark off my Mexican white oak in just six weeks. It is without leaves. It’s a great shade tree on the west side of my kitchen. What might have caused that? A: It's a bit ...

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DEAR NEIL: I’ve lost large chunks of bark off my Mexican white oak in just six weeks. It is without leaves. It’s a great shade tree on the west side of my kitchen. What might have caused that? Radical ...

More than two decades ago, a group of teachers, farmers, homemakers, car mechanics and other residents of Juanacatlán, in the Mexican state of Jalisco, created a civil association called “El Roble,” ...