Erin Patterson had an interest in mushrooms, and the lonely outskirts of Gippsland were the perfect place to find an unlikely ...

Close-up of a hickory tussock caterpillar featuring predominantly gray coloring complemented by white hairs protruding from its body, creating a fuzzy ...

The next potential threat facing Niagara County’s trees could make the jump from across the border. Trees in Canada’s Niagara Region have been infected with oak wilt, a fungal disease that means ...

Looking for relief from the sun? These seven fast-growing shade trees are perfect for creating a cooler, more comfortable backyard in a short time.

Galls are abnormal growths and can be caused by a variety of different organisms, including insects and mites, and ...

Oak leaf pocket gall shows up on the underside of a leaf as long, raised areas that follow the leaf veins and distort the leaves. Right now, the galls are soft and green but will eventually harden ...

Here's how to identify: White flowers in an umbrella-shaped cluster up to 2.5 feet across. Plant is 7 to 14 feet tall. Stems are green with purple splotches and visible, coarse, white hairs.

How to Identify and Treat a Poison Ivy or Poison Oak Rash originally appeared on usnews.com Update 04/22/25: This story was published at an earlier date and has been updated with new information.

The Royal Oak. The Wye Oak. The Mercer Oak. Abraham Lincoln navigated by the Salt River Ford Oak. Andrew Jackson sheltered under the Sunnybrook Oaks on his way to the Battle of New Orleans.

“I saw in Louisiana a live-oak growing / All alone stood it, and the moss hung down from the branches.” —Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, 1860-61 More than 150 years after Whitman wrote those ...

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 ...

U.S. Sens. Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, and Mark Warner, of Virginia, introduced a bill that would direct resources to strengthening White Oak tree populations. White Oaks are used to make ...