For those of you who aren’t aware that live oak trees drop their leaves every year despite the fact that we describe them as evergreen, look at the ground now. If you have live oak trees ...

Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, 1860-61 More than 150 years ... But you will see big, beautiful oak trees, centuries old. So many people over the generations have ridden out storms here by holding ...

Leaf-feeding insects are a part of life in the Peninsula's rich horticultural landscape. The region's mild Mediterranean ...

This old oak tree has been growing here for hundreds of years. It stands here in all weathers getting bigger and bigger. Every autumn, the leaves drop off and oak trees become bare. This doesn't ...