Hardy, evergreen and beautiful, oak trees can also provide plenty of shade. But neighborhoods like Live Oak, Shavano Park, Hollywood Park and the Hill Country are threatened by oak wilt ...

It is said to be the largest live oak east of the Mississippi. The gorgeous tree is 65 feet high, with a circumference of 25.5 feet. It's estimated that the tree shades an area of nearly 20,000 ...

Over a third of threatened or understudied oak ... range in protected areas. Among the 59 oaks analyzed for the report were ...

That doesn’t mean every space can handle a live oak. As the tree matures, its long, low branches need room to sprawl. The best oak for your situation depends on your ability to care for it ...

Just feet away from the rubble of her Altadena home, Andrea Davis noticed two 3-year-old coast live oak trees that appeared to have survived the Eaton fire’s wind-fueled fury. Surrounding the ...

But thankfully, the winter precipitation that is unusual for the Gulf Coast likely did not affect New Orleans' plants and wildlife, experts say, from stately live oak trees to pesky mosquitoes.