Explore how Benjamin Franklin's 1772 shipment of Chinese tallow seeds initiated a major ecological invasion in the southern United States, impacting biodiversity and forest management.

The DNA evidence is in, and Ben Franklin didn’t do it. Genetic tests on more than 1,000 Chinese tallow trees from the United States and China show the famed U.S. statesman did not import the tallow ...

Chinese tallow is is a prolific invader and destroys wildlife habitat and grazing land. A fast-growing weedy tree with milky sap, it reaches a height of 30 feet. Also called chicken tree and popcorn ...

HOUSTON, Aug. 25, 2003 -- The evolution of species is usually thought to be long and arduous, with the culling of bad mutations and the natural selection of good ones taking tens of thousands, if not ...

A little known consequence of Hurricane Katrina and its flood waters was that in low-lying areas, where water gathered for longer periods of time, seeds from nonnative trees such as the Chinese tallow ...

In the battle against an invasive tree that’s taking over the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, federal authorities are considering a new weapon: invasive insects. State and federal wildlife agencies have tried ...

Q: While I was working in my yard, I noticed a hole in the trunk of my Chinese tallow tree. Insects were coming in and out of it freely including ants and waterbugs. The tree has also been producing ...

On April 21, you published an article, “Above And BEEyond.” It had some good information. However, there was a glaring statement which goes against everything that experts in forestry, agriculture or ...