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

Q: We have a sycamore tree that is having a problem leafing out this spring. What can we do to help keep it healthy? A: Sycamores are found nationwide, and in some areas there has been a prolonged ...

All oak is not created equal. Here’s why the type of barrel used to age your wine matters and how it impacts what’s in your glass.

As we exit May, we can look out on a green foliated forest. The trees that began the month bare are now nearly complete in wearing their leafy attire. It began with the small shrubs of elderberry and ...

Seeing a pine pollen cone, oak catkin or sower gall once each year is enough to continue to marvel at their beauty, unique ...

Contact with the caterpillars' white hairs or their ... up the trunks of oak trees, sometimes creating an arrow-like pattern on the bark. They munch on the leaves, which hampers the growth of ...

Oak trees grow across a wide swath of the planet ... Every one of those factors leaves a tangible fingerprint on the finished wine.” Bruce Devlin, winemaker at Ballentine Vineyards in Napa ...

The slow-growing post oak ... the leaves of many other species that have indented, lobed leaves. Acorn caps cover up to only a quarter of the round nut. White oaks are long-lived shade trees ...

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show had been on my bucket list for years, and in 2025, I finally had the chance to attend as a guest.

Home is where their hearts are, and Jan Loney and Gretchen White can’t wait to show off their properties during the Mt.