Few average Joes can correctly identify every species of oak growing in North America. That’s the kind of Final Jeopardy-level knowledge typically reserved for foresters, wildlife biologists, and very ...

“Planting nuts requires a vision for a future that goes beyond one’s mortal reach.” — Bernd Heinrich from "The Trees in My Forest" Last fall I was presented with a gift of two 1-gallon plastic bags of ...

Have you noticed any fallen acorns, walnuts and chestnuts covering sidewalks, parking lots, or even your yard? The Virginia ...

You’ve likely seen a squirrel dashing around with an oak tree acorn in its mouth. It may be about to eat lunch, or it may be stowing acorns in its pantry for later meals. But where, exactly, are ...

As leaves change color and fall to the ground around Ohio this autumn, so do the acorns. But are there less of them this year? That could be true, thanks to a below average production of acorns from ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. NASHVILLE — Here is the sound in our family room on a windy day in October: ...

Andrew L. Hipp, illus. by Rachel D. Davis. Univ. of Chicago, $35 trade paper (288p) ISBN 978-0-226-82357-7 Hipp (Field Guide to Wisconsin Sedges), herbarium director at the Morton Arboretum in ...