Stare at a big, bushy tree for a few minutes, and you’ll notice there’s a lot going on. Up in the leaves there’s a bustling ...

Last Friday more than 30 members of AmeriCorps, along with staff and local program partners, gathered at Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve in Muscatine County.

As planting season ... to pick out the right tree for their yard. They should start by evaluating their space, sunlight, and ...

DOF has this Acorn and Nut ID Guide to help people identify what they are collecting. All acorns and nuts need to be dropped ...

Acorns, black walnuts and chestnuts are now falling on forest floors, yards, parking lots and sidewalks across Virginia. Left alone, many will never grow into trees, especially in urban areas.

2016.03.004 "Plant Propagation." University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Growing Guide for Rosemary: Plant Care Tips, Varieties, and More Growing Guide for Azaleas: Plant Care Tips, Varieties ...

The American chestnut (Castanea dentata) is a tree that ... and all oak species are maintained within the genus Quercus. All of this is just to point out that a plant family, in this case, the ...

Red oaks have wood with a more reddish hue while white oak is paler, with an almost whitish tint. Common red oak species include Northern red, Southern red, pin, willow, and black oak. Prevalent ...

Trees also cool neighborhoods by casting shade and through evapotranspiration, the process by which plants release moisture into the air. These functions are growing increasingly important as ...

The project plans to plant trees in the control group neighborhoods in another three or four years if the intervention neighborhoods continue to show positive results. It also wants to determine ...