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

While extra acorns make more work for the public works department, it's all part of working with nature. "It's not a bad thing," Bates said. He said mast years can also help hunters. All the acorns ...

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 ...

But if you’ve noticed far more acorns on your forest floor than you’re used to, there may be a different cause – it seems ...

Find out what types of oak trees are best for your growing conditions, from dry to wet, and sandy to clay soil. Bob Stefko I'm a big fan of all types of oak trees, and I’ve even sprouted an acorn from ...

Sharon, out near Warrenton, writes: “I enjoyed the spicy scent of a lovely pot of paperwhites over the holidays. But what do I do now that the blooms are gone? I read on a website that it isn’t ...

Iowa's native trees are experiencing a mast year, when they produce a surplus of seeds that can strain even healthy branches.

There are 10 species of oak listed in John Thomas Howell’s “Marin Flora.” If you are trying to identify oaks you have to be a keen observer. Does the tree lose its leaves in the fall (deciduous) or ...

A Salisbury resident emailed me last week and was concerned about his oak trees. They were doing quite well but had no acorns for the past two seasons. He was wondering if there was a problem with his ...

As leaves change color and fall to the ground around Ohio this autumn, so do the acorns. But are there less of them this year? That could be true, thanks to a below average production of acorns from ...