Oak trees have been around for more than 50 million years, with individual trees easily living 1,000 years. One of the oldest oak trees in the U.S. is believed to be at least 2,624 years old. The ...

Francis Quadrangle is marked by its six MU Columns and the large shady trees that ring the historical center of the campus. The 15 pin oak trees on the quad are used frequently by students to lean ...

On this edition of ID That Tree, meet a species of native Indiana oak from the broad red/black oak family, which is found in bottomlands and areas with imperfectly drained soil, the Pin Oak. This ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

COLUMBIA — The University of Missouri will cut down 15 pin oak trees on Francis Quadrangle this summer. The trees will be replaced with 24 white oak trees. The pin oaks are rotting from the inside out ...

Instead of struggling to grow trees that don't tolerate the wet conditions in low-lying areas of your yard, like flowering dogwood and yew, find a species that thrives in damp soil. Pin oak (Quercus ...

I have heard from a few residents who live in subdivisions where they are beginning to remove all the large trees (oaks, ...

PITTSFIELD — Proud and old may not come to mind when describing pin oaks. But for the one that used to shade 16th tee box at Berkshire Hills Country Club, those terms might apply. That approximately ...

Waiting until the leaves drop in fall is a rule of thumb for pruning shade trees, mainly because you can see bare limbs better, and the job is less “messy” without leaves attached to the cut branches.