More than four-fifths of people cannot identify an ash tree from its leaves and almost half cannot recognise an oak, a survey has revealed. Members of the public are being encouraged to report signs ...

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 ...

English oak has distinctive lobed leaves (Quercus robur), which are easy to identify. The grey bark is thick and vertically ridged, and the fruit – cute little ‘capped’ acorns – are unique too. Oak is ...

Temperate forests stretch across Europe from Brittany to the Urals. They consist mainly of deciduous trees. One tree has a very special role to play: the oak. For the Celts, the oak symbolised the ...

The date was chosen as it was the King’s birthday. 1. Oak Apple Day or Royal Oak Day was declared a public holiday by parliament in 1660.Its official celebration continued until 1859. Article ...

Few average Joes can correctly identify every species of oak growing in North America. That’s the kind of Final Jeopardy-level knowledge typically reserved for foresters, wildlife biologists, and very ...

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.

An insect that can be hazardous to human health is spreading across southeast England. Caterpillars of the oak processionary moth are becoming more common as rising temperatures help them to spread to ...

The Michael oak in Midlothian is among the contenders - it's name is probably a corruption of the Scots word "meikle", meaning big A dozen centuries-old oak trees have been shortlisted for the annual ...

Oregon officials have found the Mediterranean oak borer in six counties across the valley, just as another pest is killing ...

A dozen centuries-old oak trees have been shortlisted for the annual Tree of the Year contest. Contenders include the 1,200-year-old Marton Oak in Cheshire, the Bowthorpe Oak in Lincolnshire, which ...