Oak trees have been around for more than 50 million years, with individual trees easily living 1,000 years. One of the oldest oak trees in the U.S. is believed to be at least 2,624 years old. The ...

When many of you hear the word, savanna, your mind might start to wander to the continent of Africa and the wildlife there. In actuality savannas have nothing to do with lions, zebra, elephants and ...

Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) is a picturesque, majestic shade tree. Its bark is dark-brown with deep, rough grooves. The dark-green leaves are smooth and span 4 to 12 inches long with rounded lobes.

Oak bark (Quercus alba) comes from trees of the Fagaceae family, typically white oak varieties native to North America. It’s derived from the inner bark and round growths known as galls that form on ...