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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images There’s a reason it’s called the Mighty Oak: Oak trees are stately trees that can live for hundreds (yes, hundreds!) ...

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 ...

Native trees, especially oaks and birch, are important to the reproductive success of insectivorous birds and other wildlife.

Question: We noticed a difference in the oak trees. Which one greens up first with the glossy leaves and which one produces all the fluffy stuff? Answer: Most years there it is a matter of weeks ...

WHO: Michael Eason, associate director of conservation and collections at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, and a nationwide team of tree experts. WHAT: A missing oak species—the Quercus ...

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 ...