When it strikes, sudden oak death (SOD) delivers a seemingly quick and inexplicable death to towering and formerly healthy trees. The loss to homeowners can be overwhelming. A mature oak tree with a ...

Beyond huge piles of concrete and asphalt debris at a site being cleared for development in Wauconda, a two-man crew has begun repurposing parts of the landscape that have been lost. Included is the ...

DEAR NEIL: One of my five oak trees is having this problem and I’m wondering what I should do. I hope it’s not a disease that could spread to my other trees. Thanks for any advice you can give me.

During the period between April 15 and July 15, beetles actively carry spores of fungus from tree to tree, meaning oak trees are at high risk for infection with oak wilt. Oak trees with wounds in ...