Here are some very important things to consider before (choosing) and planting a new tree, especially large trees such as live oaks.

For example, say that a live oak tree stays on the smaller end and just spreads out thirty feet on either side of the trunk, producing the minimum 60-foot spread of the branches.

Growing a live oak (Quercus virginiana) in your front yard makes a powerful visual statement. These types of oak trees have an impressive size, which is perhaps their most prominent characteristic.

This South Carolina community just saved a 200-year-old oak tree from being cut down because of construction. Here’s how you could do the same if necessary.