November through February is the best time to plant hardy trees, shrubs, ground covers and vines. If you have been thinking about adding a shade tree to your landscape, now is a great time to do it.

A trip to the seaside does not always conjure up visions of live oak trees, but that is exactly what comes to mind in Rockport. The first time I visited the area was a quick drive through on the way ...

Live Oak Trees, like all oak trees grow from seeds, in this case, an acorn. All oak trees also produce catkins which hang down from the oak branches in the spring, pollinate the very small oak flowers ...

Winter is the perfect time to prune oak trees. Oak trees are special for many reasons: they’re Iowa’s state tree, they’re important to our ecosystem and — they shouldn’t be pruned during the spring ...