Discover the Chestnut Oak Tree (Quercus prinus), a resilient species known for its ecological benefits, drought tolerance, ...

Oaks are more likely to be struck by lightning than other trees ... we have two native species which look very similar. The pedunculate oak or English oak produces acorns which hang on a stalk ...

This has been a banner year for one of the main wild food sources in the Tehachapi Mountains: acorns. Acorns are the nuts produced by our various species of tree and shrub oaks. Our landscape is ...

Each week, the Intro to Trees of Indiana web series will offer a sneak peek at one species from the book, paired with an ID That Tree ... The fruit of the chestnut oak is a relatively-large dark brown ...

Do you know what an oak tree comes from? An acorn like this one. But not all of the acorns grow into oak trees. They get eaten instead. Squirrels like to eat the acorns. Sometimes they bury their ...

Oak Origins: From Acorns to Species and the Tree of Life by Andrew L. Hipp. Illustrated by Rachel D. Davis. University of Chicago Press, 2024 ($35) In many parts of the world, if you take a walk ...

This year's survey showed red oak trees had a bumper acorn crop. Nearly 87% of red oaks ... "White oak is a preferred species in the understory for white tailed deer,” Barsky said.