They are the shortest-lived oak, generally surviving 60 to 80 ... Together, they weaken the trunk and make the tree more likely to go over in a storm, and removal should be considered.

Whether a tree falling in a forest makes a sound is a perennial subject of debate, but in one north London borough, it's certainly made a lot of noise. The felling of a 500-year-old oak tree earlier ...

The trunk of the tree is technically in the public ... But there’s more to the live oak tree than meets the eye. An underground root system extends three to four times the area of the tree ...

The Angel Oak in South Carolina, famous for its age, is also massive—65 feet high with a trunk circumference of 25.5 feet. Lauren McDaniel The tree’s fortitude has become even more important ...

An ancient oak tree thought to be more than 400 years old has been cut down in what has been called a "depressing" and "devastating" incident in north London. The remains of the trunk, surrounded ...

It’s not the biggest. It’s not the oldest. But it’s rare to find a big oak in such a highly developed area. Here’s how it ...