Use leaves, bark, and habitat to identify the black oak tree. Learn about this tree's identifying characteristics, where to find it, and more.

News. Historic oak, estimated at least 400 years old, topples with storms Located in Plano’s Bob Woodruff Park, the tree was known as a treasure to the community.

The Oak, Quercus species of trees, was voted on and has now become the United States National Tree after Congress passed legislation in 2004. The Oak, Quercus species of trees, ...

The black oak tree growing in a rocky knoll dividing a soy bean field and a corn field. The hill’s filled with groundhog burrows and has the least fertile soil on the 100-acre property.

Estimated to be 13,000 to 18,000 years old, the tree — known as the Jurupa Oak — is older than almost any other plant on Earth. It has survived an ice age and rapid climate warming.

Oak Origins: From Acorns to Species and the Tree of Life by Andrew L. Hipp. Illustrated by Rachel D. Davis. University of Chicago Press, 2024 ($35) In many parts of the world, if you take a walk ...

Oak trees are the backbone of South Central Texas, but neighborhoods like Live Oak, Shavano Park, Hollywood Park and the Hill Country are threatened by oak wilt.

If Conser is correct about the tree’s age, Florida’s new champion live oak likely predates creation of Alachua County in 1824 and Florida statehood in 1845.