Oak trees have been around for more than 50 million years, with individual trees easily living 1,000 years. One of the oldest oak trees in the U.S. is believed to be at least 2,624 years old. The ...

The bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) is a noble native tree. This oak has large (5- to 9-inch-long), dark-green leaves. The base fiddle-shaped leaves have deep, rounded sinuses. The acorns are most ...

A drenched yard doesn't have to mean defeat. One oak species thrives in soggy soil, turning rain-soaked land into a lush ...

If you’ve been on a walk lately, you may notice the sidewalks are a bit more crunchy than usual, with a lot more acorns on the ground this year. Texas oak trees are experiencing something called a ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. If you have oak trees in your neighborhood, perhaps you’ve noticed that some ...

Waiting until the leaves drop in fall is a rule of thumb for pruning shade trees, mainly because you can see bare limbs better, and the job is less “messy” without leaves attached to the cut branches.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Oak galls are popping up everywhere this fall! They're the tiny, fuzzy yellow or brown balls on oak leaves and branches. You could spot one or two, then dozens around the same ...

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio -- Now that the first frost has occurred, it is time to start thinking about pruning oak trees to minimize the spread of oak wilt, a lethal disease affecting oak trees that is ...

The glorious show of autumn color is transitioning to the familiar browns and barren trees that will continue through winter. Two Purdue experts recently offered advice on what to do with fallen ...

ST. LOUIS — Reds, pinks, oranges and yellows are starting to pop up on trees, giving leaf peepers a fall foliage show across the St. Louis area. But, what about the trees in your neighborhood?