One of the easiest ways to tell a red oak from a white oak is by looking at the leaves. Red oak leaves have pointed lobes and white oak leaves have rounded ones. (Adobe Stock / Field & Stream) Leaves ...

“There were many splendid oaks,” wrote John S. Wilcox in 1906, describing Kane County at the time of European settlement. “Massive boles would square over two feet, which rose straight as arrows, with ...

Oak trees are stately trees that can live for hundreds of years. These are the most common types of native oak trees that ...

Q. We have a pin oak tree that is approximately 30 feet tall. On the north-facing side of the tree there are many wilted leaves, and there are many balls of strange growth. Pictures of the leaves and ...

As a big fan of easy-to-identify trees, I was happy to see chestnut oak while hiking Mt. Agamenticus last week. I usually rely upon leaves to identify most tree species, so winter tree identification ...

QUESTION: I have a beautiful water oak that's about 60 years old. The tree has been losing many leaves over the last couple weeks. The falling leaves have brown wrinkled spots on them. Is there any ...

Climate warming plays a larger role than plant genes in influencing the number and identity of fungal species on oak leaves, especially in autumn. This research by ecologists sheds light on how ...