This ensures that even if a stand of Gambel oak is burned to the ground, its genetic material remains safe in the soil and new trees can emerge from the ashes of the old. Mountain life isn’t for ...

When you think of trees for soggy soils ... Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa), 60-80 feet tall and wide, Zones 3-8; and gambel oak (Quercus gambelii), 20-30 feet tall, 15 feet wide, Zones 3-9.

"This tree is significant because it provides evidence ... and the cold-resistant Gambel oak, or Quercus gambelii. "They met here on the Wasatch and hybridized," said Wullstein.

The trees are different ... And their process of cloning is similar. Gambel oak is prolific thanks to a deep root system that sends shoots up fast after fire, like aspen. Thanks to those deep ...

"This tree is significant because it provides evidence ... and the cold-resistant Gambel oak, or Quercus gambelii. "They met here on the Wasatch and hybridized," said Wullstein.

On Red Mountain in West Glenwood Springs, fresh shoots from charred Gambel oak are poking through dirt at the base of the trees and are leafing out with new growth. As for non-native species in the ...

Cutting breaks into areas of Gambel oak reduces a fire’s chance of spreading, she said. Crews will also trim the lower limbs off trees that could be susceptible to open flames. The strategy is ...