As property owners and state foresters across Northeast Michigan continue to remove damaged or downed trees this summer from ...

Every species of tree has unique characteristics, from its bark to its leaves, that you can use as clues to identify ...

The article in the Hampshire Chronicle (June 12) and the leading article about an oak tree in Winchester's Canon Street was ...

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 ...

If you spend enough time looking at and working with plants, you’ll inevitably come across galls. Galls are abnormal growths ...

Our native forests are full of food. The understories are packed with blueberries and huckleberries and for thousands of ...

“The main cause of exposure to poison hemlock is misidentification,” Marshall said. “Because it is often confused with the ...

As artwork goes, it's stunning — a giant tapestry of a blond, blue-eyed hunter holding a spear, a falcon perched on his arm, a fox sneaking behind his feet and a stag immediately behind him. Oak ...

Galls on oak leaves are harmless growths caused by specific insects. They have different shapes depending on the insect species causing the gall.

Live oak acorns don’t produce many new trees in a mature landscape but they do help insure the survival of the species and provide an important supply of food for area wildlife.

These 17 common oak species out of about 400 total varieties of oak trees and shrubs range from deciduous to evergreen. ... lobed leaves. Acorn caps cover up to only a quarter of the round nut.

Red oak species group acorns must be planted in the second season, meaning the following spring. These acorns need about 1,000 hours of cold, or around 42 days. This is called stratification.