Q: I have a live oak tree in my front yard that is surrounded by Asian jasmine. The past two years, the oak has lost all its leaves in the jasmine. Do I have to remove the tree? The leaves and acorns ...

Many coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) trees are showing unusual browning in their canopies in the last month or two. If you look carefully, you may see small, crescent-shaped galls forming on the ...

Gardening season is underway, and you may have questions. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in and include the county where you live. A photo is very helpful. Q: Our oak tree ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Each spring the PPDL receives several samples of oak trees showing curled, twisted, stunted and/or generally ratty looking leaves. When there are holes in the leaves or leaf ...

Q: The drought has caused our very large oak trees to shed a ton of leaves, how should we handle this? Rake them up or just shred with the mower? There's very little grass under the oaks as it is, ...

Writing a weekly garden column is an interesting affair. Coming up with entertaining verbiage to engage readers on such riveting topics as compost, soil, fungi and esoteric taxonomic arguments can be ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - In a collaborative effort with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Forest Health Program, the MU Plant Diagnostic Clinic announced it will provide free testing ...

DEAR JOAN: There has been much discussion on Nextdoor about oak galls lately, mostly about how the galls are harmless to the tree and that they’re quite prevalent this year on oak trees around ...

Question for Dan Gill: There have been tons of leaves falling from the live oak in the yard of the house I just moved into. What gives? I thought live oaks were evergreen. — Elizabeth Naquin Answer: ...

These large, long-lived trees support more life-forms than any other trees in North America. And they’re magnificent. By Margaret Roach When I arrived years ago at the piece of land I now garden, I ...