AFP on MSN

Trees taking drastic measures to survive climate-driven heat

The once-majestic oak tree is all but dead: battered by repeated heatwaves, it has shut down vital functions to conserve ...
KCCI Des Moines

Century-old tree falls onto parked cars in Des Moines neighborhood

NEW TONIGHT. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS BOY. THANKFULLY, NOBODY WAS HURT AFTER THIS BIG TREE FELL AND SMASHED A PARKED CAR. OH, IT’S A BIG TREE TOO. IT HAPPENED ON 51ST STREET IN DES MOINES, JUST SOUTH OF ...
WTOC-TV

Dead oak from McCauley Park made into park bench

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The City of Savannah is bringing new life to a tree that suffered damages from a storm. The McCauley Park live oak was affectionately known to many neighbors as “Spider Web.” It ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

There isn't much you can do about oak galls

Bulging horned oak galls can be seen on fallen limbs piled up on the street in the 6400 block of Loughborough Avenue in front of a dead oak tree in 2023. The golf ball-size growths on oak twigs are ...
13abc

How to protect your oak trees from oak wilt

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Big oaks are one of the dominant tree types across our metroparks. We even have a whole region named after them, but they’re increasingly threatened by the spread of a disease ...