The Quercus Shumardii, commonly known as the Shumard Oak, is a large Texas Native tree with a beautiful orange to deep red fall color, depending on the soil and weather. Relatively fast growing, the ...

This Texas Red Oak shows the awesome fall colors of this tree. Note also the multi-trunk appearance of the base of the tree. Oak trees are an important part of our landscape. Looking around, it is ...

Sarah Cooper, right, tosses a tub of shumard oak tree seedlings onto a trailer on Monday, March 17, 2025 at George O. White State Forest Nursery in Licking, Mo. The tractor takes the seedlings to a ...

Q: Our Shumard red oak has turned almost completely brown in the last few weeks before the recent cold weather. Only one branch remains healthy looking and green. The tree is growing in very rocky ...

North Florida and South Georgia are blessed with many species of native oak trees. Two species, dwarf live oak and running oak, form thickets from underground runners and may reach heights of only ...

November through February is the best time to plant hardy trees, shrubs, ground covers and vines. If you have been thinking about adding a shade tree to your landscape, now is a great time to do it.

Twice we have reported on plans by the Tomball City Council to revitalize the Main Street antique district area of the city. These plans include uprooting six live oak trees and replacing them with ...

Q: I am going to remove an aging Arizona ash. I’m 72 years old, and I would like to replace it with a fast-growing oak. I’m leaning toward a red oak. What do you think? What size should I buy? Do I ...

Question for Dan Gill: Recently I had a large Shumard oak tree planted by a local nursery. In the process of planting, they damaged a small section (five inches by six inches) of the bark, about a ...

National Arbor Day celebrations in Angelina County began with a freshly planted Shumard oak and ended with homage to a bald cypress that’s been growing for decades. Kelly Shrout, executive director of ...

~ An Anna, Ill., tree has been added to a national register of big trees. Anna, Ill. -- An enormous oak tree sticks out from the others that line Ron and Maxine Ellis' driveway in Anna. Roots from the ...

My red oak has shed its leaves very early (starting early October) each of the past two years. The arborist I hired didn’t seem concerned. Does it look normal to you? A: It doesn’t look normal, but ...