Q: The leaves on my newly planted oak tree have numerous holes, and the edges of the leaf are missing. I do not see any ...

Question for Dan Gill: Recently I had a large Shumard oak tree planted by a local nursery. In the process of planting, they damaged a small section (five inches by six inches) of the bark, about a ...

The Quercus Shumardii, commonly known as the Shumard Oak, is a large Texas Native tree with a beautiful orange to deep red fall color, depending on the soil and weather.

A deadly new oak-tree disease can be prevented by pruning them in the dormant season (if needed) instead of spring or summer.

But there are other equally stately and beautiful species that should be used more often, such as white oak, swamp chestnut oak (also called basket oak), Shumard oak, and southern red oak.