The two young sons of Texas residents John Burgess and Julia Burgess are still missing following the tragic floods. Their ...

A new pest may emerge in Ohio as Brood XIV cicadas conclude their 17-year life cycle. Oak leaf itch mites can bite people, ...

The next potential threat facing Niagara County’s trees could make the jump from across the border. Trees in Canada’s Niagara Region have been infected with oak wilt, a fungal disease that means ...

Tall oak and elm trees create perfect shady spots for afternoon picnics. The swimming pool here is a lifesaver during those scorching Texas summer days when temperatures climb into triple digits.

James Bigley explains how oak wilt is devastating trees across Texas and what landowners can do. Gavin Newsom proposes $2,000 asset eligibility test to control soaring state Medi-Cal costs 500 ...

DEAR NEIL: We have a red oak in our backyard. Bark started peeling in the fall, but it has become prevalent this spring. There are also tiny holes in the trunk like a woodpecker might cause, but ...

Great care of shade trees, like this new red oak, begins the day they are planted. Neil Sperry Protect young trees by wrapping their trunks for the first one to two years.

The magnificent oak at the Power Home comes from an acorn that fell from the tree located on the site of Stephen F. Austin’s death, near present day West Columbia, Texas.

Oak trees are the backbone of South Central Texas, but neighborhoods like Live Oak, Shavano Park, Hollywood Park and the Hill Country are threatened by oak wilt.

For the past 30 years I’ve boiled my list of recommended large shade trees for North Central Texas down to seven: live oak, Shumard red oak, Chinquapin oak, bur oak, pecan, cedar elm and Chinese ...

In the novel, townspeople in an unnamed U.S. neighborhood write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to the branches of Red, an oak tree two centuries old.

Oak wilt is one of the deadliest tree diseases in the U.S., responsible for killing millions of trees across 76 counties in Texas, according to the forest service.