What: The Northwest red oak is a picturesque and stately tree is one of the most magnificent oaks for the garden. Strong spreading branches and deep dark green foliage define the form and dominate the ...

What: Quercus palustris, commonly called pin oak, is a very tough, easy-to-grow tree that demands little except enough space to spread. It’s best suited to the larger garden, as this oak will ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Pin oak or Quercus palustris is named for a characteristic where small, thin, ...

Northern red oak (Quercus rubra; Chêne rouge d’Amérique) is the official tree of Prince Edward Island but also native to the Montreal area (Government of Canada, 2017). The deciduous tree was almost ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...