White oak leaves typically sport gently lobed leaves with no sharp points or edges. When the leaves change in fall, red oaks live up to their name and turn reddish-brown or russet, ...

Some oak species have leaves without lobes, but you can still generally categorize them by whether or not the leaf tip has a bristle. A northern red oak leaf with its characteristic bristles. Photo by ...

Here are some things you need to know about oak trees in North America, including their forms, identification markers, name groups, and regeneration.

The University of Missouri Extension and the Department of Conservation are enlisting landowners to plant and care for white oak seedlings. The tree species is essential for wildlife and industry ...

Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one of the most abundant trees across much of eastern North America. It ...

Fiaoni said the nursery, now managed by the state, is constantly evolving and grows 70 different tree species each year. “We grow approximately 30,000 to 40,000 white oak seedlings here every year,” ...

While many states choose a species of tree for their state symbol, Connecticut's is an over 200-year-old large white oak tree that played an important part in state history.

Then there’s the critical role oak trees play in the larger ecosystem. University of Delaware entomologist Douglas Tallamy describes in his 2021 book “The Nature of Oaks” how the 91 species ...