At Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda, a shingle oak tree stands in the parkway holding ... My sister’s Japanese maple is awash with brown curly leaves, even in February.

“I saw in Louisiana a live-oak growing ... to salt water, the trees serve as a defense against extreme weather, with deep roots that hold fast and downward-curling branches that offer shelter ...

The symptoms in our area are most noticeable in summer, when the yard looks like autumn covered in dead leaves. Trees in the red oak family typically decline rapidly within two months of infection.

Leaves generally hang around either on the tree or on the ground beneath the tree. Reproductive structures are great sources for tree identification. The acorn of an oak tree, for example ...

In the fall, a middle-aged man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of leaves. Raking them, mainly, but also wondering why his neighbor’s oak tree is shedding such freaking gigantic leaves.

Among the most alarming are Bacterial Leaf Scorch (BLS) and Oak Wilt, both of which can kill oak trees. “Most of the time, oak wilt is vectored or carried from tree to tree by insects.

WOOD you be-LEAF it? A huge oak tree found in the Scottish Highlands has been voted Tree of the Year by the public. It is thought to be at least 400 years old, and was completely unknown to tree ...