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 ...

On this edition of ID That Tree, meet a species of native Indiana oak from the broad red/black oak family, which is found in bottomlands and areas with imperfectly drained soil, the Pin Oak. This ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

Mother Earth lost a child Tuesday morning as the devastating storms took out Vigo County’s largest pin oak tree — but it didn’t go quietly. “We knew something had happened during the storm,” said ...

The last big pin oak tree in Cheapside Park came down this week, and there is a dispute about what caused its demise. Tim Queary, the city's urban forester, said the tree had heart-rot disease and ...

PITTSFIELD — Proud and old may not come to mind when describing pin oaks. But for the one that used to shade 16th tee box at Berkshire Hills Country Club, those terms might apply. That approximately ...

I have heard from a few residents who live in subdivisions where they are beginning to remove all the large trees (oaks, ...