Waiting until the leaves drop in fall is a rule of thumb for pruning shade trees, mainly because you can see bare limbs better, and the job is less “messy” without leaves attached to the cut branches.

Winter is the perfect time to prune oak trees. Oak trees are special for many reasons: they’re Iowa’s state tree, they’re important to our ecosystem and — they shouldn’t be pruned during the spring ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Do you have oak trees on your property? The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is encouraging you to include your tree trimming in your final round of yardwork ...

Oak trees are one of the reasons South Texas and San Antonio are so beautiful. Oaks are one of the most common trees in the area, but unfortunately, they are susceptible to a destructive disease: oak ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — If you've got some oak trees you're hoping to prune as the weather warms up, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking you to wait a bit longer. Oak wilt ...

The leaves are down, winter is upon us, and that means it’s prime time for pruning oak trees, which can be infected by the oak wilt fungus if they’re pruned during the high-risk period mid-March ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Big oaks are one of the dominant tree types across our metroparks. We even have a whole region named after them, but they’re increasingly threatened by the spread of a disease ...

The fallen leaves and cool temperatures are all signs it’s safe to prune oak trees in Michigan. Oak trees can be infected by the oak wilt fungus if they’re pruned anytime between April 15 through July ...