This subject should have appeared last fall. Our giant northern red oak had a massive crop of acorns — the largest crop ever — for this giant tree planted around 1970. At that time, the young tree was ...

Q: We have a tree that produces very large acorns. They are a tripping hazard, and the acorns also prevent me from using the mulcher on the leaves. A friend told me there is a spray you can apply to ...

A question I've received several times this fall is, "Why so many acorns this year?" Clearly, a lot of people have observed that oaks trees, primarily northern red oaks here in Berkshire County, are ...

Large acorn crops for oaks occur every two to five years, and this would appear to be one of those years. Dear Master Gardener: Help! I’ve never raked and swept up so many acorns in my life! What is ...

Q. I want to collect the large acorns from a bur oak near my home. I collected them years ago, but the past few I have not seen the fruit. Maybe I'm looking at the wrong time of year? Do they bear ...

If you are walking under an oak tree this autumn on Long Island, one verb — duck — sums up best how to avoid becoming an unwitting player in an irregular fall phenomenon. Fall 2023 has marked the ...

Across Sonoma County, there’s a mass event taking place at twilight Sunday: hundreds of thousands of eager creatures will be out collecting treats — not the sugary variety, but an unusual bounty of ...