Oak trees are vital for wildlife in our area in many ways, but the Metroparks are currently removing all the dead ones to ...

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.

Defying its typical seasonal pattern, my beautiful backyard oak tree — which, at over 300-years-old, predates the neighborhood — recently shed its leaves unexpectedly. Upon a thorough evaluation ...

Our native oak trees face a new threat. In November 2019, scientists in Calistoga discovered tiny symbionts — an insect-fungus team — killing mature valley oak trees (Quercus lobata). It was the first ...

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 ...

Foresters across the country are asking private landowners for help saving white oak trees, and Missourians have eagerly answered the call. More than 40 people recently signed up to help the ...