The strange growths, often found on oak trees, are the product of small wasps that lay eggs and triggers something in the tree to produce the gall and nurture the larvae.

An oak tree can produce leaves of different sizes from year to year, depending on what that specific tree has experienced in the preceding seasons. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.

This is because each tree has evolved a different strategy for sucking water out of the ground and into the canopy. Oak trees have large xylem vessels, or water pipes, which allow them to slurp a ...

Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii) The Shumard oak is a large tree that can reach heights of 120 feet and a trunk up to 3 feet in diameter. The Parker County Master Gardener Association notes that ...

Oak, the genus Quercus, is bumped into, climbed up in, sat under and fed upon by many during fall hunting, hiking, firewood cutting and photographing sessions. Two categories of oak trees provide ...

One main difference between a live oak and a run-of-the-mill oak is that a live oak is evergreen — almost. It does drop some leaves in the spring but quickly replaces them to keep that ...