Looking for a winter garden task? Pruning plants, shrubs, and trees can help improve growth and health. Here are some you ...

Winter is the perfect time to prune oak trees. Oak trees are special for many reasons: they’re Iowa’s state tree, they’re important to our ecosystem and — they shouldn’t be pruned during the spring ...

Gardening season is underway, and you may have questions. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in and include the county where you live. A photo is very helpful. Q: Our oak tree ...

For a Yankee in the South, everything about the environment scares you off. Heat. Humidity. Flying termite season (seriously, it’s a thing). But this cold-and-snow-loving Northerner braved the bugs ...

It's a common myth that Spanish moss damages live oak trees. Find out the truth and learn about the benefits of Spanish moss ...

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 ...

Texas forest officials are trying to stop residents from pruning their trees in the new year to guard against a deadly tree disease known as oak wilt. Winter is typically the best time to trim trees, ...

Live Oak Trees, like all oak trees grow from seeds, in this case, an acorn. All oak trees also produce catkins which hang down from the oak branches in the spring, pollinate the very small oak flowers ...