Q. I never thought I would be emailing you with a question, but here it is. We use white oak quite a bit and recently have had a sawmill offer us some post oak that he says is a white oak. Is this a ...

Traditional uses for white oak include decidedly unglamorous applications, such as: railroad ties, mine timbers, fenceposts, pallets, agricultural implements and fuel. Because of its strength and ...

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 ...

One of Aesops’ more famous fables, “The Oak and the Reed,” goes like this: "A very large Oak was uprooted by the wind and thrown across a stream." It fell among some Reeds, which it thus addressed: "I ...

PLYMOUTH (CBS) – Plimoth Plantation is looking for some help repairing the Mayflower II, a full-scale replica of the original Mayflower. The Museum is asking for help in locating sources for where it ...

How a coalition is making sure future generations have access to a key part of bourbon making – white oak trees. Kentucky Edition is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on ...

The oak family is actually quite large in Iowa. It is, perhaps, the dominant family of Iowa forest trees. The burr oak was selected as Iowa’s state tree. The family is divided into two groups, the ...

Greenwood Forestry CFO Mike Woolery examines a dead white oak tree during a Woodland Owner’s Association field session in Amana on Aug. 27. Foresters and tree professionals explored three locations to ...