Earlier this week, while scouting, I found an oak tree dropping acorns. There was a nice breeze so the acorns were hitting the ground at a rapid pace. The sound the acorns made indicated they were ...

The oak said to the reed that grew by the river: “It is no wonder that you make such a sorrowful moaning, for you are so weak that the little wren is a burden for you, and the lightest breeze must ...

Q: I found a tree growing in a park in Southern Illinois that I cannot identify. I have searched three books — “Forest Trees of Illinois,” “Trees of Missouri” and the “Manual of the Trees of North ...

Vertical cracks at the base of the trunk has become a common problem for sawtooth oak trees in the Wichita area. Courtesy photo A mysterious condition is afflicting many sawtooth oaks in Wichita, and ...