If you have more than one live oak in your landscape, you probably have sprouts emerging from the ground from at least one mature tree and maybe other sprouts spread over the landscape. Some gardeners ...

Q: Our two live oak trees in the front yard seem to be sending up sprouts. What is causing this, and what can we do to stop it? A: I can’t see enough of the tree to know for sure, but I’d be willing ...

DEAR NEIL: I have heard that leaves take in moisture for the trees. At what point in the fall do they stop doing this? Have they been able to utilize the rains we’ve had recently? Dear Reader: Water ...

Q: I have a massive oak tree that has dropped thousands of acorns. I have raked and raked but there are thousands left. How does one stop the remaining acorns from growing into small trees with the ...

Q: I live in a rural area that is surrounded by large oak trees. They attract a variety of squirrels and other wildlife. Other than fencing off every tree, is there any way of protecting fruit trees ...

Waiting until the leaves drop in fall is a rule of thumb for pruning shade trees, mainly because you can see bare limbs better, and the job is less “messy” without leaves attached to the cut branches.

Live Oak Trees, like all oak trees grow from seeds, in this case, an acorn. All oak trees also produce catkins which hang down from the oak branches in the spring, pollinate the very small oak flowers ...