Oak trees are some of the most beautiful and beneficial trees you can have in the landscape. When given enough space to grow, ...

Many caterpillars feed on the leaves of oak trees. Most will not do much damage, but some can pose a real threat to the health of the tree. Here’s what you need to know to identify the caterpillars on ...

There has been widespread concern that some native California oaks were not regenerating adequately. Three California oak ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Acorns develop in 2019 on an oak tree in Amana. Native oak trees can support hundreds of species of ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

As the population of California continues to increase, the threat of wildfires also increases. This is because most wildfires ...

Anecdotal evidence has long shown that oak trees can act as a line of defense against spreading blazes. Now, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is trying to prove that native oaks can be used for fuel ...

A warm spring is one of the factors that has led to a so-called "mast year" where trees produce an abundance of nuts and ...

Galls are small, tumor-like growths formed on plants that act as incubators for oak gall wasp larvae. Parasitic wasps often lay their own eggs in these galls, which later feed on their victims. North ...

The Garden Club of Indiana, Inc. announced its commitment to help finance the development of a black oak savanna at Tippecanoe River State Park in Winamac, Pulaski County. This project of the Indiana ...