These will serve as clues that collectively help us identify a species. To help you learn how to spot common tree types in the U.S., we’ll explore how they differ by genus. Genus is the first part of ...

Find out which type of oak trees to plant, plus the benefits they offer to your landscape and the environment.

To properly manage a tree, you need to know what species it is. Plus, tree identification is a lot of fun. Knowing a tree’s species is key to understanding their proper growing conditions, how to ...

Trees can be identified in winter by observing their needles, bark, branching patterns, and buds. Distinctive bark, such as the smooth gray bark of a beech or the peeling white bark of a paper birch, ...

Find out what types of oak trees are best for your growing conditions, from dry to wet, and sandy to clay soil. Bob Stefko I'm a big fan of all types of oak trees, and I’ve even sprouted an acorn from ...

Mexico’s mountains hold nearly half of the world’s oak species. New research explains how landscape and time shaped this ...