Few average Joes can correctly identify every species of oak growing in North America. That’s the kind of Final Jeopardy-level knowledge typically reserved for foresters, wildlife biologists, and very ...

Greenwood Forestry CFO Mike Woolery examines a dead white oak tree during a Woodland Owner’s Association field session in Amana on Aug. 27. Foresters and tree professionals explored three locations to ...

The winter months are the ideal time to prune oak trees in Michigan if you don’t want to put them at high risk for oak wilt. Oak wilt is a fungal disease that can weaken white oaks and kill red oak ...

Waiting until the leaves drop in fall is a rule of thumb for pruning shade trees, mainly because you can see bare limbs better, and the job is less “messy” without leaves attached to the cut branches.

The University of Missouri Extension and the Department of Conservation are enlisting landowners to plant and care for white oak seedlings. The tree species is essential for wildlife and industry, but ...

Due to changing weather patterns caused by climate change, young white oak trees are struggling in Missouri forests. Foresters across the country are asking private landowners for help saving white ...