The leaves are down, winter is upon us, and that means it’s prime time for pruning oak trees, which can be infected by the oak wilt fungus if they’re pruned during the high-risk period mid ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking the public to prune their oak trees in the winter to help stop the spread of oak wilt.

A rare look at the earliest stage of a pin oak tree shows how an acorn develops roots and leaves. Learn how one seedling was identified, transplanted and its role in supporting local wildlife.

White oaks (Quercus alba) are durable, large canopied, long-lived trees that grow slowly and are common in southern Wisconsin ...

Oak wilt radiates out to other oak trees, but advances at a slower pace, but even then, can cause tree death in a single season, and often in a matter of weeks.

It's spread by very tiny sap-feeding beetles that carry spores to wounds on healthy oak trees,” Michigan DNR Forest Health Pathologist Simeon Wright said. “The fungus grows inside the tree and ...

Here are some things you need to know about oak trees in North America, including their forms, identification markers, name groups, and regeneration.

The pin oak’s pyramidal shape and fine branches provide a year-round silhouette in the backyard. The glossy green leaves turn russet, bronze or red in the fall.

Red oaks take twice as long, with all the red oak group having some acorns hanging on trees during winter. White oaks will be bare of acorns during winters.

PITTSFIELD — Proud and old may not come to mind when describing pin oaks. But for the one that used to shade 16th tee box at Berkshire Hills Country Club, those terms might apply. That approximately ...

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.