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The tree looked good last year, but not so good this year. The tree was full of buds earlier this spring and leaves started coming out, but they have stopped.
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Swamp white oak is a striking tree with peeling bark, especially prevalent on young trees. Its lobed leaves have a two-tone appearance: dark green on top and silvery-white underside.
Q: What is this little weed? Could the nearby live oak tree be causing them? What can I use to eliminate them without harming my live oak? A: You’re not going to be happy with my answer. The ...
Our local forests have far fewer oak trees than were present in the 1800s and yet, of all our native trees, the oak tree is ...
The massive oak stood more than 80 feet high and was 25 feet wide at its base. It had been kept alive by the descendants of ...
Tree leaves (both oak and maple) can be mulched without any detrimental effects on the soil or turf and usually result in improvements in soil structure. Mulching leaves into the turf will not ...
Well, our two native Live Oak Trees, the Canyon live oak and the interior Live Oak are both evergreen. They have shiny green leaves which have “spikes” along the leaf edges much like a Holly leaf.
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.