The acorn is the fruit of the many varieties of oak trees, and contains a baby oak tree embryo. After sitting dormant all winter long, the embryo will spring to life and a thick oak tree root will ...

Oaks are not just another tree. Entomologist, professor, and best-selling author, Doug Tallamy writes in his latest book, “The Nature of Oaks,” that “oaks support more life forms and more fascinating ...

Five things to do in the garden this week: 1. For an exotic, drought-tolerant addition to your vegetable garden, plant New Zealand spinach (Tetragonia tetragonoides). It is not botanically related to ...

You’ve likely seen a squirrel dashing around with an oak tree acorn in its mouth. It may be about to eat lunch, or it may be stowing acorns in its pantry for later meals. But where, exactly, are ...

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 ...

Audio: Listen to a conversation with Jack Morris about acorns and deer habits. (Approx. 3 minutes). If you haven’t been in the deep woods, the seeds and fading colors now noticeable on the crab grass ...

LETCHWORTH STATE PARK — A sprouted acorn tree officially returned to Letchworth State Park on Thursday to carry forward the legacy of its parent, the fallen Anderson Oak. The new tree will grow up on ...