One of the most important parts of any forest ecosystem or ecology is the mighty oak tree. It is often a huge sprawling tree with thick heavy branches, large dark green leaves and a trunk covered ...

“And hopefully (the tree) will have long acorns. And, usually you only see those big oak galls, the oak apples, on the valley oaks. Though not always.” A California Black Oak leaf. (Justine ...

An oak tree, however ... to collect and remove the acorns from your yard first. You can use an acorn removal tool, a leaf or ...

New leaves grow and trees start to look green and healthy once more. Do you know what an oak tree comes from? An acorn like this one. But not all of the acorns grow into oak trees. They get eaten ...

The leaves, bark and acorns of the oak were believed to heal many medical ailments including diarrhoea, inflammation and kidney stones. There are around 600 species of oak. In Britain we have two ...