There are more than 500 types of oak trees, all of which began life as a tiny acorn. The species are divided into two general categories: white oak vs. red oak. Red Oaks vs. White Oaks ...

One way you can check to see if this layer of tissue has been damaged is to peel back a small section of bark and check the tissue underneath. Normal color for cambium tissue in oak trees is white ...

In this edition of ID That Tree, we’re going to introduce you to a southern oak found in Indiana, cherrybark oak. This species can typically be found in bottomland areas in extreme southern Indiana.

To start, and this is mostly a problem with live oaks, the base cause of the loose bark on their trunks is that the cambium (living/growing part of the tree just beneath the bark), was killed. In ...

There are 600 species of oak trees in the world, ten of which are native to Michigan. Red oaks are at the highest risk for oak wilt disease during the spring.

Although 93% of the canyon was severely affected by the January 2025 fire, there are already signs of recovery – wildlife ...

Some trees lived to 800 years. A small planting of bur oaks, a different oak species in the white oak group, attracted wild turkeys, deer of all ages, and squirrels on a daily basis.