Little etching details (like the crosshatched caps on those darling acorn lids) look best on a flat surface free from lumps and deep pumpkin ridges. When you're selecting a pumpkin for carving, look ...

Most oak tree insects in the larval stage just sit there in oak branches. They have glycerine, a kind of antifreeze that allows them to survive even the harshest winters. In the fall acorns, the seed ...

In the deepest days of winter, when all seems dark, nature is hard at work. Take the acorn. Somewhere, under the litter of leaves in the woods, in the angle of a fallen log, or in the tilled soil of a ...

During a recent visit to Fort Worth's Trinity River Park, the ground under some of the huge trees was covered by what appeared to be brown golf balls. Those trees were bur oaks, and the "golf balls" ...

Another oak group, and sometimes the only one present, is the red group, which includes red, black and pin oaks, to name a few. Bark, leaves, acorns and a number of lesser characters separate the oaks ...

If the grass near the base of an oak tree is dying, it likely isn't due to excess acidity from fallen leaves or acorns. Dead or yellow grass at the base of a tree is more likely a sign of root ...

Determining the identity of a tree can be a bit challenging, especially during winter when leaves are not present. This is when knowing other characteristics are very helpful. Take the oak trees, as ...

SEARCY — Larry Frealy jokes that his middle name should be "Oakseed," but he's only half kidding. During the past 20 years, the former carpenter estimates that he and his family have sold 250 million ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. NASHVILLE — Here is the sound in our family room on a windy day in October: ...

Acorns are easy to come by in autumn and can be gathered up and ready to grow into new oak trees. Gardening experts have shared a simple hack to ensure acorns are healthy enough to thrive before ...