The bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) is a noble native tree. This oak has large (5- to 9-inch-long), dark-green leaves. The base fiddle-shaped leaves have deep, rounded sinuses. The acorns are most ...

It’s not often I vacuum my backyard. Actually, I’ve never vacuumed it until last week. My problem was an increasing number of acorns the neighborhood squirrels were chewing off our bur oak tree (also ...

Late September is a marvelous time in which we witness the autumn moving in at a faster pace. The migration of raptors continues as these birds channel down the North Shore, passing over us as they ...

Well, since it's December already and Christmas is literally just around the corner, it sure seems like 2020 went by at a pretty rapid rate. As I've said before, my personal time machine seems to be ...

BRAINERD — Last week’s cooler weather beckoned those who lean toward the outdoors, or at least got them thinking about it. Read more Bill Marchel I took advantage of the comfortable temperatures to ...

Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension master gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. Native plant landscapes are increasingly promoted to ...

Fall is here, and so are acorns, falling from oak trees into yards everywhere. Viable acorns can be grown into oak trees, if properly handled. A: It’s common for the acorn crop on oak trees to vary ...