A northern red oak leaf with its characteristic bristles. Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program Will Parson Acorns . You can identify red oak vs white oak trees by studying their acorns. White ...

American red oak trees dominate U.S. forests, comprising nearly one fifth of all hardwood volume. But this fast-growing species, which naturally regenerates and stores carbon dioxide, is also a ...

Oak wilt is particularly destructive, as it can spread to neighboring trees by root grafting or by sap feeding beetles and/or oak bark beetles. Northern red oak is frequently planted as an ornamental ...

Like the rest of the red/black oak group, the Northern Red Oak has multi-lobed leaves with bristle tips. This native tree, however, has a group of buds at the terminal end of the stem that are smooth, ...

Deep in a forest of central Massachusetts stands an average red oak tree. Nothing is special about it, except for the fact that it tweets, offering insight into climate change.

A towering red oak tree outside a Howell landmark was more than a century old when it blew down this past fall – but that won't be the end of its story. The large tree that fell in front of ...

In September, 87% of trees in the red oak family were documented with acorns, compared to a historical average of 57%. In contrast, only 9% of trees in the white oak family were found to have ...

We look at why red oaks are more prone to disease now and what to do if your tree has it. There are 600 species of oak trees in the world, ten of which are native to Michigan.