JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) — A design for a Jonesborough license plate was picked and a committee to decide what to do with the wood from the Shanks Oak tree was established at a monthly meeting ...

Oak trees have been around for more than 50 million years, with individual trees easily living 1,000 years. One of the oldest oak trees in the U.S. is believed to be at least 2,624 years old. The ...

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.

“Sing for the Oak Tree, the Monarch of the Wood.” These words were written by English poet Mary Botham Howitt, who died in 1888. She may be best known for her amusing creation, “The Spider and the Fly ...

LUCAS, Ohio ― Some of the lumber that was left from the iconic oak tree featured in "The Shawshank Redemption" is now at the center of a civil suit. The wood had been left at a sawmill for milling to ...

The most basic thing you need to know about choosing the right wood for making barbecue is: don’t use pine (or, really, any other coniferous tree). Hardwoods are what you seek, but which ones? You ...

Oregon officials have found the Mediterranean oak borer in six counties across the valley, just as another pest is killing ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Do you have oak trees on your property? The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is encouraging you to include your tree trimming in your final round of yardwork ...