Santa Clarita Valley oak trees are being invaded by the goldspotted oak borer; an insect named for its iridescent black shell with gold spots that burrows underneath the bark of oak trees.

fertilizing your tree, potentially applying preventative insecticides to combat insect problems, doing fungicide applications ...

One thing you’ll want to leave off your landscaping to-do list, at least for a while, is pruning your oak trees. February marks the beginning of oak wilt season — a disease that can bring down even ...

Does your grand oak look a little rough? Is your oak tree dying? There isn’t a clear answer for every oak. Several culprits could be the cause of your oak trees decline. Anthracnose, bur oak ...

Northern red oak is also susceptible to the gypsy moth, which is the most destructive defoliating insect that attacks these trees. Another threat to the tree is oak wilt, which is a vascular fungal ...

The live oak trees already dropped their acorns and are ... When freezing temperatures occur, bugs and insects tend to tuck themselves away under rocks, houses, pieces of wood or other protected ...

Oak wilt is one of the deadliest tree diseases in the United States, killing millions of trees across 76 Texas counties.

Acorns falling from the oak tree are often eaten by squirrels, or buried to eat over the winter. Many insects and birds make the oak tree their home - making nests in the boughs, or eating its leaves.

Sometimes they bury their acorns to save them for later. Lots of animals like living in the oak tree, especially insects and birds. Ravens have built a nest in this oak tree. Its strong boughs ...