Waiting until the leaves drop in fall is a rule of thumb for pruning shade trees, mainly because you can see bare limbs better, and the job is less “messy” without leaves attached to the cut branches.

Dear Neil: Attached is a photo of my red oak tree. It has been yellow in color the past two years, and it is dying slowly now. I’ve tried tree fertilizer and iron, but to no avail. Now it’s turning ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A young buck paws at the ground and feeds on acorns. (Photo by Aaron J Hill / Adobe Stock) Few average Joes can correctly identify ...

CENTRAL TEXAS (KXAN) — Texas A&M Forest Service experts are forewarning Central Texas property owners about the dangers of oak wilt, a fungal tree disease that can substantially impact property values ...

Oak trees are an important part of our landscape. Looking around, it is obvious that the live oak is dominant both in nature and in our yards. There are many other native and adapted oaks that have ...

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 ...

Few average Joes can correctly identify every species of oak growing in North America. That’s the kind of Final Jeopardy-level knowledge typically reserved for foresters, wildlife biologists, and very ...