The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Acorns develop in 2019 on an oak tree in Amana. Native oak trees can support hundreds of species of ...

A rare look at the earliest stage of a pin oak tree shows how an acorn develops roots and leaves. Learn how one seedling was identified, transplanted and its role in supporting local wildlife. This is ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Since 2016, a dedicated group of nature enthusiasts and I have worked to restore and protect monarchs ...

J.P. Barsky is really passionate about trees. "We have a number of challenges in our forest. A lot of people just see a giant green wall of things and think that everything is fantastic, when in ...

A week ago I wrote about the Kissing Tree in Klein, recently designated by the Texas A&M Forest Service as one of its Famous Trees of Texas. The organization has a website dedicated to old, historic ...

As I reported in November, acorns were uncharacteristically aplenty on Long Island last fall. This could be attributed to the cyclical nature of mature oak trees, which shed an increased number of ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. NASHVILLE — Here is the sound in our family room on a windy day in October: ...