Pin oak trees can be a beautiful asset to the landscape. Their pyramidal form, pendulous lower branches and reddish or bronze fall color are striking. Unfortunately, most pin oaks planted in the ...

Oak trees provide shelter, food and nesting cover for a variety of wildlife as well as shade and beauty for urban landscapes. Here are some questions about oak trees with answers from horticulturists ...

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 ...

Q: I am considering planting pin oaks on my property for their large size and fast growth. In pictures, the tree has a very neat and formal shape, which I also like. Their nuts are small, which I ...

In the Midwest, the oak leaf itch mites emerge in late July, but bites are more common in the fall, because that’s when people are in the leaves more, according to a Kansas State University ...

I have a 20-year-old pin oak tree that has small sections where leaves are turning brown. It's happening on different sections of the branches, not through the whole thing. Is that a sign that a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Large oak tree in front of nice neighborhood Oak trees have been around for more than 50 million years, with individual trees ...

This past winter was above-average in temperature. Rarely, if at all, did we have any of those bone-chilling days or nights. As a result of the mild winter, people were asking if we would see more ...

A rare look at the earliest stage of a pin oak tree shows how an acorn develops roots and leaves. Learn how one seedling was identified, transplanted and its role in supporting local wildlife. This is ...

Master gardener Janie Chisholm had been itching for three weeks before she found out that the welts on her neck, torso and the insides of her arms were from oak leaf itch mites that had fallen on her ...

The leaves are down, winter is upon us, and that means it’s prime time for pruning oak trees, which can be infected by the oak wilt fungus if they’re pruned during the high-risk period mid-March ...