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Oak tree galls can be unsightly, but they're a part of nature
The Gleaner via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOak trees are plentiful in the region, though we still see some issues with oak trees. There are a...
Eastern horned gall wasp may be culprit in laurel oak's decline
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 years agoResidents of Leon and Wakulla counties may be noticing dead or dying laurel oaks in yards or along...
Nature Journal: The oak apple gall has several uses
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGalls are growths on leaves, stems, branches, trunks, and roots caused by various agents. But they are usually induced by either insects or a fungus of...
Why are there popping, jumping 'seeds' around my valley oaks?
Redding Record Searchlight via Yahoo News· 2 years agoQ: We have oaks all around our property and it sounds like someone is popping corn in the woods when...
Autumn outdoors, a time for ‘Oak’tober Fest
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMUNCIE, Ind. – In a world filled with towering beeches, charming maples, and stately sycamores, oaks stand tall and proud as some of nature's most...
Ask the Expert: What are the small bumps shown on oak leaves?
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 6 days agoEditor’s note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension educator for Agriculture and...
Plant Lovers' Almanac: Looking up caterpillars and cooking up crab apple butter
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe trails at Silver Creek Metro Park in Summit County are taking on a pre-autumnal tone with their fruits of fall arriving. There are the porcelain blue fruits of silky dogwood (Cornus amomum ...
SangamonLink: In 1885, man shot, killed two Springfield police officers
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLeonard Gardnier confronted police officers William Camp and Fred Gall on Aug. 23, 1885. Within...
Equilibrium/Sustainability — Invasive wasps pushing north threaten forests
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoInvasive wasps are moving north into the warming oak savannahs of the inland Pacific Northwest —...
Time to focus on the summer heat. Here’s a to-do list for North Texas gardeners
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWe’ve had a few outbursts of warm weather, but cool spells have stepped to our rescue. For a while....