Q. We have two live oaks, and over time they have become large and the roots have risen to the soil surface and are hurting the grass. How can we prevent the roots from coming to the surface? — D.W., ...

The fungal disease “oak root rot” (Armillaria mellea) has evolved with California oaks and other native plants. It is parasitic on oaks and other plant species, but if these plants are growing in our ...

I have multiple roots from a live oak running along my front yard. I would like to grind them down with a wood carver disc, so the bottom deck and blade of my rider mower do not get torn up. I thought ...

Find out which type of oak trees to plant, plus the benefits they offer to your landscape and the environment.

Q: We planted a live oak tree 51 years ago — the year we bought our house. Unfortunately, we planted it too close to the house and the driveway. Last year, it broke up half of the driveway with its ...

JOHNS ISLAND — Roughly 400,000 people visit the Angel Oak every year. They admire the texture of its bark, its enormous branches as large as trees themselves and the shade of its canopy. If they could ...

Many San Antonio neighborhoods are blessed with large live oak trees, some of which have had their flare roots buried in years past to better meet the landscape owner’s idea of a more attractive ...