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 ...

UC Santa Cruz tree worker Isaac Estrada works high above McLaughlin Drive next to the Core West Parking Structure as the UCSC ...

The tree’s fortitude has become even more important in the era of climate change, and the live oak still represents a life raft for those in the paths of tropical storms.

The discovery of Mediterranean oak borers in Novato has prompted an alert by the county agriculture department.

Fire-intolerant trees with far less ecological value — maple, beech, basswood, black gum, tulip trees — have risen to replace the oak, hickory and pine forests, which need regular fire to open ...

A team co-led by a Purdue University researcher has found that groups of fungi influence global tree species in distinct ways ...

The species can also harm trees by infecting them with pathogens from the fungus they carry and feed upon. Infestation can spread to a tree’s trunk and ultimately kill the plant, the county said.

For unauthorized removals of post oak or blackjack oak trees, offenders will face a $720 fine per inch or $18 per square foot, replacing the original $600 fine per inch or $15 per square foot.