Sharon, out near Warrenton, writes: “I enjoyed the spicy scent of a lovely pot of paperwhites over the holidays. But what do I do now that the blooms are gone? I read on a website that it isn’t ...

The bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) is a noble native tree. This oak has large (5- to 9-inch-long), dark-green leaves. The base fiddle-shaped leaves have deep, rounded sinuses. The acorns are most ...

During a recent visit to Fort Worth's Trinity River Park, the ground under some of the huge trees was covered by what appeared to be brown golf balls. Those trees were bur oaks, and the "golf balls" ...

Every hunter knows the importance of acorns for game and non-game species alike. When acorns are plentiful it can alter the movements and patterns of game species and when acorns are absent wildlife ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - If you’ve been outside recently, there’s a high chance you’ve seen a lot of acorns lying around. If it seems like there’s been more than in previous years, you’re not nutty, but ...

MOLINE, Ill. — If you plan on taking advantage of the last few hot days of the year, you might want to watch your head. White oak trees are dropping thousands of acorns during what's called a "mast ...

A Salisbury resident emailed me last week and was concerned about his oak trees. They were doing quite well but had no acorns for the past two seasons. He was wondering if there was a problem with his ...

Fall is here, and so are acorns, falling from oak trees into yards everywhere. Viable acorns can be grown into oak trees, if properly handled. A: It’s common for the acorn crop on oak trees to vary ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Thunk! If you're lucky to share a habitat with oak trees, you know the sound of acorns dropping into lawns, bouncing off sidewalks, and ...

If you’ve been on a walk lately, you may notice the sidewalks are a bit more crunchy than usual, with a lot more acorns on the ground this year. Texas oak trees are experiencing something called a ...