Our ancestors were captivated by how browsing by elk and bison affected tree growth. Now I am too by the human version – coppicing ...

“The oak, when living, monarch of the wood. The English oak, which, dead, commands the flood.” -Charles Churchill The English oak (Quercus robur) was so highly valued by the English that it was ...

ideastream: John Grabowski, the Krieger Mueller Associate Professor of Applied History, provided his expertise in a story about a historic English oak tree being replanted at Rockefeller Pond in ...

The felling had echoes of the loss of the 150-year-old Sycamore Gap – a tree that stood beside Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland and was illegally felled in Sept 2003 – although the oak is considered ...

TRURO, N.S. — An English oak tree sapling planted recently near the cenotaph in Truro is a symbol of history. The Vimy Oak, ...

“Sing for the Oak Tree, the Monarch of the Wood.” These words were written by English poet Mary Botham Howitt, who died in 1888. She may be best known for her amusing creation, “The Spider and the Fly ...

Find out what types of oak trees are best for your growing conditions, from dry to wet, and sandy to clay soil. I'm a big fan of all types of oak trees, and I’ve even sprouted an acorn from a tree at ...