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 ...

Hundreds of species of small wasps called gall wasps live in the forests of North America. Hundreds more species of them are spread worldwide. In Southeast Missouri oak trees are a favorite host plant ...

In northern New England, acorns ripen in late summer and normally drop from oak trees from September through October. They may fall earlier, however, for a host of reasons, from eager squirrels ...

Residents of Leon and Wakulla counties may be noticing dead or dying laurel oaks in yards or along the roads. If you look at these trees carefully, you will see round, wooden balls on the twigs and ...

While walking to the mailbox one sunny morning I saw odd-looking spheres hanging from one of the young white oaks. About the size of golf balls, they were white with a few brown spots and fuzzy.

If you spend enough time looking at and working with plants, you’ll inevitably come across galls. Galls are abnormal growths and can be caused by a variety of different organisms, including insects ...

We all know forests harbor diverse ecosystems... As such, even in densely populated areas, trees of all shapes and sizes thrive. I only live about ten minutes outside of the city, and I have towering ...