One of the country’s more whimsical-looking trees, the live oak is also one of the strongest. Indeed, it has saved the lives of thousands of people who have clung to its limbs during hurricanes.

An Inland Empire city has approved a development project 450 feet away from the third oldest known living organism in the world — a sprawling, shrub-like oak tree that is more than 13,000 years old.

If you have more than one live oak in your landscape, you probably have sprouts emerging from the ground from at least one mature tree and maybe other sprouts spread over the landscape. Some gardeners ...

One particular tree — a live oak — was growing where construction is taking place for the new Courier Square development Charleston’s Board of Zoning Appeals wouldn’t allow the tree to be ...

The company came back, insisting she cut down a nearby tree. The catch? It's a protected live oak tree. Glendale, like Los Angeles, Pasadena and many cities in Southern California, has laws protec ...

And now, this giant holds a statewide title: It’s Florida’s new champion live oak tree, the largest of its species in the state. Dave and Liz Wilson, 69 and 65, didn’t expect to share their ...

A giant live oak in Audubon Park that split in two last weekend is estimated to have been around 200 years old, but determining its exact age is difficult because of concrete poured into its ...

With thick ropy roots, sprawling branches and lush canopy, the iconic Louisiana live oak tree has inspired writers and artists and is beloved by all. The state is fortunate to have Southern live ...

After two large live oak trees on the former Piccadilly restaurant site in Gonzales were cut down Thursday, city leaders are considering an ordinance to prevent this from happening again ...