Q: I have a water oak in my front yard approximately 70-80 feet tall. It has a "rotten spot" at the base, extending upward 2.5 feet and about 18 inches deep. Large ants are seen circulating about ...

On Thursday, the city announced that once the repairs are complete, a boil water notice that will impact the entire city of ...

If you plant a water oak or laurel oak, you can hope to get 30 good years out of it. If you sell the house within that window, they will then become the best kind of problem – somebody else’s.

If that seems dramatic, it’s because the killer – a massive water oak, 5 feet across and 14 feet around – was in my own backyard in downtown Charleston.

They are the shortest-lived oak, generally living only 60 to 80 years. As they reach the end of their lives, the trunks typically rot out and become prone to breaking and falling over in high winds.

AT HOME WITH MARNI JAMESON. Old water oak proves pre-emptive tree removal is sometimes best February 15, 2020 by Marni Jameson | Updated February 15, 2020 at 1:44 a.m.

Oakwood Veneer sells rotary-sliced red oak, the type of veneer you have now. With a 10-millimeter paper backing, which makes it glue-ready, the price for a sheet 4 feet by 8 feet (the only size ...

I have a large, mature water oak growing in my yard that has me concerned. There is a large cavity in the trunk. I’m not sure if I should fill this up with something like concrete. Also, I have ...