Q: We have oaks all around our property and it sounds like someone is popping corn in the woods when we walk out among the trees. When we investigated further we found these little brown “seeds” ...
Q: When I was collecting acorns from the tree in my backyard I noticed these tiny seeds that fall from the tree as I am knocking down the acorns. They seem to be coming out of my oak tree and jump all ...
COLUMBIA - There are two reasons leaves in Mid-Missouri aren't as colorful as usual. One is the warm weather the state is experiencing. The other is a bug infestation.In order for leaves to change ...
While walking around our property this week, I came across two interesting things going on with our pin oak trees. The first thing that caught my eye was what looked like a white grape growing from an ...
When you look up into the bare branches of some oak trees at this time of year, you can see ball-shaped growths hanging there, looking almost like nature’s Christmas ornaments. These are galls. A gall ...
Many coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) trees are showing unusual browning in their canopies in the last month or two. If you look carefully, you may see small, crescent-shaped galls forming on the ...
It can be unnerving to find that the leaves of an oak or hackberry tree are as bumpy as a rock-covered seashore in late summer. Other trees’ leaves may break out in acne-like red spots or sport ...
When you look up into the bare branches of some oak trees at this time of year, you can see ball-shaped growths hanging there, looking almost like nature’s Christmas ornaments. These are galls. A gall ...