Few average Joes can correctly identify every species of oak growing in North America. That’s the kind of Final Jeopardy-level knowledge typically reserved for foresters, wildlife biologists, and very ...

I planted two red oak trees in our front yard — one near the house and one on our tree lawn — in 2006. They grew. They grew quickly. And the years went by, and now we are separated from East Mulberry ...

Deep in the Harvard Forest of Massachusetts lives a towering red oak tree. It's no different from its neighbors except for the fact that it tweets. LYNDA MAPES: It is actually the tree talking to us.