Many of those past 15 years that you’ve had this tree were influenced by extended drought. Older leaves, those farther down on a tree’s branches, are the first to be shed.

It’s an extremely invasive species of insect and its favorite meal is Ash trees. “It targets all Ash trees in Texas,” said Hector Marines, Regional Urban Forester, Texas A&M Forest Service.

Invasive tree-killing emerald ash borer now further south, confirmed in new Texas counties The TAMU Forest Service says the beetle's presence in Bell County marks the nation's new southernmost point.