Growing an oak tree from an acorn can be a fun and rewarding project. By planting the seed of a tree that could potentially live for hundreds of years, providing shade and a habitat for wildlife, ...

Fall is here, and so are acorns, falling from oak trees into yards everywhere. Viable acorns can be grown into oak trees, if properly handled. A: It’s common for the acorn crop on oak trees to vary ...

John Nelson is the retired curator of the Herbarium at the University of South Carolina, in the Department of Biological Sciences. As a public service, the Herbarium offers free plant identifications.

Q. In a recent article, you mentioned planting acorns. What is the right time and method to plant the ones produced on one of our trees? - Gary Hoffman, Ashley N.D. A. We are enjoying a beautiful tall ...

“Planting nuts requires a vision for a future that goes beyond one’s mortal reach.” — Bernd Heinrich from "The Trees in My Forest" Last fall I was presented with a gift of two 1-gallon plastic bags of ...

As efforts to add native vegetation to the La Jolla Bike Path continue, the latest planting is about as native as you can get. An oak tree sapling planted recently on a hillside next to the bike path ...