All Chestnut Oaks play a critical role in their ecosystems by stabilizing soils and enriching them with organic matter from their fallen leaves. Chestnut Oaks are typically grown from acorns, which ...
What are oak gall wasps? Oaks, especially the native species Quercus robur and Q. petraea are the host plants for more than 70 species of cynipid gall wasp. It is the larval stage of these insects ...
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) On a recent walk down my Oak Park block ...
Planting an oak tree, if you have the room, provides acorns and leaves that feed and provide cover for millions of organisms and species while also sequestering carbon. Question: Yesterday I read ...
That's why I decided to take on the challenge of multiplying something I haven't done before - an oak tree. While it can sound daunting to propagate a tree, I've found it's actually quite ...
But though it hasn’t gotten very cold out, there have been enough chilly nights that the trees have gotten the ... I can just enjoy the autumn leaves as a spectator. And I’m not alone.
Remember the satisfying crunch of autumn leaves as you kicked your way through a colorful pile? Now, imagine capturing that vibrant magic and transforming ... Fall Alphabet Art Project: Mystery Letter ...
They all had their leaves, unlike the taller broad, leaved trees deeper in the forest. Why? According to the Pennsylvania State Extension folks, “Beech and oak are deciduous native trees ...
Leaves are beginning to fall from deciduous trees, and this will increase over ... making sure there is enough nitrogen in the pile and keeping the organic matter moist. SMALL PIECES: Chopping ...