The outdated practice was meant to prevent water, bacteria, termites or other bugs from getting into open tree cavities, but ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - It’s possible this year is a mast year for your oak trees, which would explain the exceptionally high yield of acorns. During a mast year, a fruit-bearing tree produces ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Trees are incredible survivors in spite of the challenges ... There is one exception for treating wounds. This is in areas where oak wilt disease occurs, wound paints may be ...

A Valley Oak tree in Stevenson Ranch that’s believed to be more than 400 years old has been designated a Los Angeles County Historic Landmark. Why it matters: The tree, dubbed “Old Glory ...

It’s not just burrowing owl advocates who are concerned about the the consequences of solar sprawl. It’s desert tortoise ...

Sheryl Myers taught biology and environmental science for 34 years and has worked as a naturalist for area parks. She is a ...

Watch the oak tree change through the seasons. Acorns falling from the oak tree are often eaten by squirrels, or buried to eat over the winter. Many insects and birds make the oak tree their home ...

When you look up into the canopy of a shady oak tree, it can be hard to imagine how such a giant organism grew from one small ...

The Michael oak in Midlothian is among the contenders - it's name is probably a corruption of the Scots word "meikle", meaning big A dozen centuries-old oak trees have been shortlisted for the ...

Michael Nickell, museum scientist at the Sibley Nature Center, said that Texas burrowing owls are unique in that they reside ...

The burrowing owl isn't your average owl: It doesn't live in trees, and it's not nocturnal. It makes its nest underground — usually in abandoned rodent burrows — and is active both day and night. But ...

The majestic old Oregon white oak tree across from Beach Elementary School has been a staple of the Overlook neighborhood since its inception, and approximately 200 years before that. It’s ...