LINCOLN, Neb. — One of Nebraska’s oldest trees has died, and officials are blaming drought conditions. The “Old Wolf Oak,” a ...

"The past two years have seen extreme drought across Nebraska. While native species like the bur oak are drought-tolerant, ...

The tree dates back to the mid-1600s, but was one of many trees in Eastern Iowa that could not survive extended drought conditions in the 2020s ...

leaves and twigs from the tree into concrete around the inscription, “Dearly Beloved, Here Lies Bur Oak.” “We’ll put it on the stump so everyone knows this is where our great tree once grew,” said ...

▪ As the weather turns hotter and conditions become more challenging, you can expect insect and even disease problems to become more noticeable. Bagworms in conifers will be first. In fact, they’re ...

Bur oaks extend from Saskatchewan ... Acorns are brown and egg-shaped, with caps looking like bowls. Water oak trees mostly retain their leaves through the winter, as their habitat is in the ...

In Victoria, Texas, the historical district has many magnificent oaks, including the bur oak ... in the oak foliage and the caterpillars feed on oak leaves. Although all native trees are good ...

gray-green leaves, and yellow catkin flowers. You'll also appreciate the large acorns with their warm copper color that appear in the fall. As it grows, the burr oak transforms into an impressive ...

Bur oak is well adapted to Northern landscapes ... which would burn back the leaves and force the tree to leaf out again, which can be very stressful and damaging to a young tree.

Acorns develop in 2019 on an oak tree in Amana. Native oak trees can support ... species to provide and they landed on Northern Red, Bur, Chinkapin, Swamp White and Pin. “The Swamp White is ...

Some oaks, including chestnut, pin, bur, scarlet and swamp ... snow collected on the dead leaves protects buds from being eaten or destroyed. Thinking about oak trees brought to mind a nursery ...