The Wilsons’ tree was deemed the Florida Champion live oak in October 2022. The tree has a trunk circumference of 36.5 feet, a height of 78 feet, and a maximum crown spread of 180 feet.

For those of you who aren’t aware that live oak trees drop their leaves every year despite the fact that we describe them as evergreen, look at the ground now. If you have live oak trees, they ...

Historic Kenwood Neighborhood Association is embarking on a grassroots effort to bring more trees to the neighborhood.

The tree’s fall was reminiscent of a similar live oak’s collapse during Hurricane Irma in 2017 near the UF Physics Building. The university planted four small trees in its place. Tags ...

Live oak trees drop their leaves annually, providing natural mulch and compost options for gardens and lawns. San Antonio Express-News Hearst Newspapers Logo Skip to main content ...

If you have more than one live oak in your landscape, you probably have sprouts emerging from the ground from at least one mature tree and maybe other sprouts spread over the landscape. Some ...

“I saw in Louisiana a live-oak growing / All alone stood it, and the moss hung down from the branches.” —Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, 1860-61 More than 150 years after Whitman wrote those ...

For an immature live oak, the forest can be a daunting environment. Competition for light begins even as its first leaf unfurls. As time slipped by, chance again played a role in the life of the ...

Black oak leaves are one of the best ways to identify the tree. They are about 3-9 inches long and can vary in shape . What makes them distinct are the lobes on a single leaf, which have sharp ...

The holly-like leaves coming up from under the rocks are juvenile foliage of live oaks. These are probably sprouts coming up from the root system of the mother tree.

The massive Norman Hall oak tree had been the centerpiece of the UF College of Education’s courtyard for over a hundred years. Students and staff often took group photos beneath its leaves.