The Orionid Meteor Shower, one of the year’s five best annual showers, peaks on the morning of Tuesday, October 21. The new ...

With nearly 500 unique species and more than 180 hybrids, the genus Quercus (oak) is among the largest and most important of all woody landscape plants. Many of the species we are most familiar with ...

Now that the glory of aspen gold is passing, it’s time to honor the sturdy oak that adds rich tones of red and russet and umber to the autumn landscape while providing precious calories for birds and ...

The public will have one last chance to take part in the popular annual tree tour at Oak Ridge Cemetery on Saturday, Oct. 18.

Scientists recently found a tree species in Big Ben National Park that was believed to have gone extinct in 2011. The tree, known as Quercus Tardifolia, was found by researchers on May 25, standing ...

I am 15 years old when I meet my special friend. I leave my concrete suburb, overflowing with a rage that longs to be soothed, but I don’t know how. My bike is my outlet, my escape route, and I ride ...

This study of bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) in east-central Illinois examines some ecological consequences of the variation in seed number per acorn. The frequency of double-seeded acorns ranges from 0 ...

Lead and cadmium concentrations were investigated in annual growth rings of 10 trees growing in the Royal Park Djurgården in Stockholm. The trees sampled included six oaks, one ash, one pine, one ...