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 and can be caused by a variety of different organisms, ...

Our native forests are full of food. The understories are packed with blueberries and huckleberries and for thousands of years, local overstories have been full of nut trees: hickories and chestnuts ...

“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, ...

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

Beech trees often come in clusters, as the matriarch sprouts dense groves, producing nuts that are a nutritious staple of ...

As I witness this spring ritual, I’m reminded that this preserve, and many others like it, serves as a home to hundreds of species of plants and animals, while also providing us with a place to escape ...

The most wind-resistant trees have deep, extensive roots, strong trunks, and flexible wood that bends under wind pressure ...

The slow-growing post oak can reach 50 to 100 feet ... like neckties than the leaves of many other species that have indented, lobed leaves. Acorn caps cover up to only a quarter of the round ...

Red oak species group acorns must be planted in the second season ... If possible, seedlings should be transplanted as soon as the first leaves open and become firm, but before extensive root ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — In an effort to protect wildlife habitats, the Pennsylvania Game Commission on Monday announced plans to spray more than 38,000 acres of state game lands this spring.