Let’s look at a northern red oak (Quercus rubra) that was recently cut down after it died from a disease known as oak wilt. Oak wilt is caused by the fungus Bretziella fagacearum, and it leads ...

Fortunately, the genus Quercus can handle that too. Black oak grows 50-60 feet tall and wide and is hardy in Zones 3-9. While it grows slower than the similar-looking red oak (Quercus rubra), it ...

The white oak (Quercus alba) is a perennial tree of the Fagaceae family ... The leaves of the white oak turn shades of red or burgundy in the fall and the dead leaves are often marcescent over the ...