A hybrid scrub oak that looks like a tall, overgrown shrub in a Salt Lake City historical park is a rare and ancient tree from a time when Utah and the Great Basin were warmer and wetter.

The stricter native tree ordinance, which went into effect April 23, covers all oaks (except the scrub oak), the California bay laurel, the Southern California black walnut and the Western sycamore.

The scrub oaks were leafed out and blooming. The black locusts were not only sprouting leaves, but also starting to bloom! Had I taken my own advice, and waited to bring out the tomatoes until after ...

TECATE, Mexico — The scrub oak tree that marks the human smuggling trail into California invites migrants to rest from the arduous mountain crossing. Weary men, women and children drink from ...

Scrub oak cutting at Tunnel 4 a flashpoint for Del Mar Mesa Preserve ... The main attraction of the Del Mar Mesa Preserve is a large concentration of scrub oak trees.

The trees scrub carbon from the atmosphere both above and below ground, for centuries. Their shade tempers urban heat islands ...

Oak trees are a keystone species across the country, collectively supporting nearly 500 species of caterpillars. Their acorns ...

If you live in the foothills, you probably have Gambel oak, aka scrub oak (Quercus gambelii), in your landscape. This native tree has some great attributes and some big management challenges.

Of all the groups of trees that are included in the Pocono region's fairly diverse list of about 75 species, the oaks have the most members. We have six kinds of maples, five birches, four ...

Scrub habitat is hot, dry and almost desert-like, characterized by short oak trees, ... A Florida scrub-jay is perched in a tree at the Lyonia Preserve in Volusia County.

Replace Dr. Suess’ classic Truffula Trees with the familiar Utah scrub oak tree and we have a modern case of the proverbial Hatfields vs. the McCoys, and it is all happening in my neck of the woods.

This stunts the tree but thrills the moths, because new scrub oak leaves are their favorite food — tender, high in nutritious nitrogen and low in bitter tannin. A Buck moth. (Courtesy Mike Nelson) ...