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The trees I’m showing you today were not the trees the older cats who I drank with at the Carolina Coffee Shop 30 years ago ...

All oak is not created equal. Here’s why the type of barrel used to age your wine matters and how it impacts what's in your ...

What’s really indigenous to a place? We’re talking native plants here. (And ultimately: does native really matter?). OK, ...

During a recent Arbor Day event, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced that the 2025 N.C. Tree of the Year is the white oak, Quercus alba. White oak is a great choice for a number of reasons.

One of Maryland’s oldest citizens may just be a roadside tree in Ruxton— a majestic white oak (Quercus alba) — that has stood sentinel for nearly four centuries alongside what is now Bellona Avenue.

Douglas Tallamy, an entomologist, ecologist, and conservationist, reveals in his seminal book “Nature’s Best Hope” that the white oak Quercus alba has been his favorite tree since adolescence.

Scientists have produced the first chromosome-scale genome assembly of the white oak (Quercus alba), an abundant forest tree species across eastern North America that is ecologically, culturally, and ...

The white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone species in eastern North American ... Their findings offer new insights into plant evolution, tree breeding, and genetic improvement, providing valuable ...

Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one of the most abundant trees across much of eastern North America. It also ...