WHO: Michael Eason, associate director of conservation and collections at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, and a nationwide team of tree experts. WHAT: A missing oak species—the Quercus ...

With nearly 500 unique species and more than 180 hybrids, the genus Quercus (oak) is among the largest and most important of all woody landscape plants. Many of the species we are most familiar with ...

On a sunny afternoon six weeks ago, a group of botanists who had spent years scouring Far West Texas for a long-lost oak species finally found their bounty. And this Thursday, they announced it to the ...

It's a common myth that Spanish moss damages live oak trees. Find out the truth and learn about the benefits of Spanish moss for wildlife.

Houston’s landscape may look browner than usual after this week’s frigid spell, but where the environment is healthy, there is no such thing as the ‘dead’ of winter. Hundreds of species of creatures ...

Oak trees are an important part of our landscape. Looking around, it is obvious that the live oak is dominant both in nature and in our yards. There are many other native and adapted oaks that have ...

Have you ever taken a close-up look at an oak acorn? Usually we use the shape of the leaves to determine which oak we’re looking at. Sometimes it helps us to know whether the oak is evergreen or ...