Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images There’s a reason it’s called the Mighty Oak: Oak trees are stately trees that can live for hundreds (yes, hundreds!) ...

There are 91 species of oak native to North America—and 435 species worldwide—with trees growing in a wide range of conditions, from moist Eastern forests to dry Western chaparral country. In fact, ...

Boundary Hills in DuPage County is now home to 25 new oak trees thanks to local 4-H youth, community members, and organizations. The group of oak trees, known as a savanna, will help restore this ...

In 1872, a Nebraska newspaper editor and tree lover named J. Sterling Morton proposed dedicating a day to planting trees in his home state. The idea, shall we say, took root. That year, April 10 ...

Lee County Electric Company included a flyer in their latest bill discussing the issue of trees near power lines. When deciding to plant trees ...

November through February is the best time to plant hardy trees, shrubs, ground covers and vines. If you have been thinking about adding a shade tree to your landscape, now is a great time to do it.

Barber advises protecting young trees with cages—and then keeping them protected for years. His preferred method is a cylinder of heavy-gauge galvanized welded-wire fencing, five to six feet high, ...