As yaupon tea grows in awareness, brands like Rambler Sparkling Water are harnessing the historic tea into amped-up energy drinks. We’re one month into 2023, and this year’s top drink trends seem to ...

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Three thick green shrubs stand sentry along my backyard fence. Squat and unassuming, each is about four feet tall, its branches dense with small, scalloped leaves. Seemingly impervious to heat, ...

Question: One of my large native yaupons trees (8ft) fell away from a group during the hurricane. I have uprighted and tied it off for stability. Now the leaves are all brown and falling. Is the tree ...

For generations further back than she can trace, Laura Cummings Balgari’s ancestors had a close relationship with yaupon holly. As Indigenous people of the Pee Dee and Natchez Nations, they foraged ...

Tariffs on coffee and tea could give a boost to North America's only native caffeinated plant. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Abianne Falla, owner of CatSpring Yaupon. Your morning caffeine fix could ...