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Persisting in the winter months as ball-shaped shells on oak trees, galls, which are considered an eyesore by landscapers in the summer months, appear as a sort of curiosity in winter. What are these ...

Many coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) trees are showing unusual browning in their canopies in the last month or two. If you look carefully, you may see small, crescent-shaped galls forming on the ...

ST. LOUIS — The next time you're outside in your neighborhood, look up. Among the branches of oak trees across Missouri, people are noticing more growths than before. They're called galls, and they're ...

Bulging horned oak galls can be seen on fallen limbs piled up on the street in the 6400 block of Loughborough Avenue in front of a dead oak tree in 2023. The golf ball-size growths on oak twigs are ...

In northern New England, acorns ripen in late summer and normally drop from oak trees from September through October. They may fall earlier, however, for a host of reasons, from eager squirrels ...

Every year, there are certain toys that grab kids’ attention. But when they become too popular, they sell out fast and can be hard to find. Unfortunately, scammers take advantage of that opportunity ...