English oak produces sweet acorns, making them palatable for the human stomach, but not until it has matured to at least 40 years of age. Oak trees are also infamous for the high concentration of ...

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 ...

A deadly disease threatening English oak trees is caused by several bacteria types interacting with beetles that bore through the bark, new research has revealed. Acute oak decline, which creates ...

Druids viewed the oak tree as sacred. The bark of oak trees has a long history of medicinal use, especially that of the English oak, Quercus robur. The bark is dried and then ground into a powder.

Is this tree sick? That may be a natural question to ask when looking at the striking difference in the bark pattern on this white oak. In fact, it is an infection, but not a harmful one to the ...

Question: There is some sort of "bark blight" infecting our tall native oak trees. The bark flakes off in small sections. We are told by the local tree service that there is no cure for this ...