Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Willow oak (Quercus phellos) is a deciduous, common oak tree. A member of the ...

The majestic live oak is losing its battle for survival to suburban sprawl and the encroachment of taller trees, a new University of Florida study finds. An icon in American history and literature, ...

On this edition of ID That Tree, meet a species of native Indiana oak from the broad red/black oak family, which is found in bottomlands and areas with imperfectly drained soil, the Pin Oak. This ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Pin oak or Quercus palustris is named for a characteristic where small, thin, ...

As a big fan of easy-to-identify trees, I was happy to see chestnut oak while hiking Mt. Agamenticus last week. I usually rely upon leaves to identify most tree species, so winter tree identification ...

While overseeing Florida’s response to Hurricane Idalia at the state emergency operations center, Gov. Ron DeSantis received word from First Lady Casey DeSantis that the storm split in half a century ...

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