Overall, the report indicates that 85% of the analyzed oak species are projected to see a decrease in the areas they are most commonly found under climate conditions predicted for the years 2061 ...

LISLE, Ill. (Sept. 24, 2024)— Over a third of threatened or understudied oak tree species in Mesoamerica are not held in managed botanical collections anywhere in the world, and for many species ...

All oaks belong to the beech tree family but do not look like a beech tree. About 70 oak species grow to tree size in North America. Red Oak Tree Group . Anlace/Wikimedia Commons.

The children were part of the Capitol Junior Rangers program, a statewide initiative for children aged 7 to 12 to learn about ...

Oak trees support 897 caterpillar species in the United States. At Mr. Tallamy’s 10-acre property in southeastern Pennsylvania, ...

Regardless of the species of oak tree you choose, make sure that you have plenty of room for it to grow. Valley and Scarlet oaks grow 75 to 100 feet tall. Blue and Interior Live Oaks can easily ...

In most red oak group species, pollen takes a full year from the time it lands on the female flower to fertilize the seed, so that acorns—the fruits of these trees—pollinated in one year only ...

Of all the magnificent trees that shade our yards and line our streets, the most bountiful are oaks. “Oaks feed more wildlife than any other trees in our region,” said Spencer Campbell,… ...

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.

Courtesy of David Arboretum and Public Garden. The miraculous discovery of one tree in the 880,000-acre national park has proven that the species is not extinct—yet.

Numerous oak species are native to or common in Pennsylvania, where they populate forests, grow as back-yard shade trees, and serve as arguably the best host plant for bird-feeding caterpillars.