Derived from the Latin term robustus, meaning “strong as oak,” the word ‘robust’ aptly describes the venerable Southern live oak. Few things—man-made or otherwise—endure the tests of nature and time as do these icons of the Southern landscape. “Robust” certainly describes the Sallier Oak, Lake Charles’s living legend, whose burgeoning branches are supported by roots older than the city itself ..read more

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One seedling grows into a magnificent tree with many memories ..read more

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North America's largest native fruit is having a renaissance in Louisiana ..read more

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New Orleans’s nursery for rare and unusual plants reopens in the Marigny ..read more

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