Black oak is the most common eastern United States oak. The oak has spiny leaves and acorns that take two years to ripen. Black oak (Quercus velutina) is a common, medium- to large-sized oak of ...

While, to many, fall is as good a season as any other, it can be the worst for those who are prone to oak leaf itch mites. These are commonly known to feed on larvae of an oak gall midge (fly ...

Artist Clare Hewitt uses fallen oak leaves and sunlight to create her works of art before returning the leaves to the forest ...

Galls on oak leaves are harmless growths caused by specific insects. They have different shapes depending on the insect species causing the gall.

Illustrations adapted from examples by ... At left is a typical warm weather leaf from a southern live oak tree. At right is a leaf more typical of cooler weather, from a sweetgum tree in the ...

Here's what to know about oak leaf itch mites. Measuring around 0.2 millimeters long, oak leaf itch mites are nearly invisible to to the naked eye, according to Penn State Extension. The insects ...

Live oak leaves have fallen over a long season this year. The cold weather following a dry autumn may have contributed to the early leaf drop experienced in some landscapes. Those leaves are a ...