Zoom out from that amazing branch to the southern live oak — Quercus virginiana — and you can see life itself. Native to the Southeastern United States, they’re known for their longevity, living ...

In the American South, caterpillars lay their eggs on the leaves of southern live oaks; farther north, they depend on other oak species. Once they become butterflies, though, they are hard to spot ...

A keystone species, southern live oaks host and support ... And somewhere in the middle of this milieu is the southern live oak’s process of layering. Heck, even its name includes the word ...

A keystone species, southern live oaks host and support ... And somewhere in the middle of this milieu is the southern live oak’s process of layering. Heck, even its name includes the word ...