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 ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (June 30, 2015) – Leaf damage has been confirmed in clusters of white oak trees in north and central Arkansas areas due to Jumping Oak Gall, or small plant growths caused by tiny, ...

We have had numerous calls and samples about funny looking "bumps" on the leaves of oak trees. These growths are known as galls, and alarming as they may seem, they do not injure the plant. Galls are ...

DEAR GARDEN COACH: Help! I recently discovered these crazy looking things on the leaves of my valley oak tree. I am wondering what is wrong, and what can I do to get rid of them? I know the tree is ...

Q. We have a pin oak tree that is approximately 30 feet tall. On the north-facing side of the tree there are many wilted leaves, and there are many balls of strange growth. Pictures of the leaves and ...

DEAR JOAN: There has been much discussion on Nextdoor about oak galls lately, mostly about how the galls are harmless to the tree and that they’re quite prevalent this year on oak trees around ...

When you look up into the bare branches of some oak trees at this time of year, you can see ball-shaped growths hanging there, looking almost like nature’s Christmas ornaments. These are galls. A gall ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. I'm starting to see some of the oaks have a "dead" look to the leaves. I believe they are white oaks. It started on a small oak ...

This past winter was above-average in temperature. Rarely, if at all, did we have any of those bone-chilling days or nights. As a result of the mild winter, people were asking if we would see more ...

Q: What are these red fluffy balls that are ALL OVER my oak trees and raining down on my house and patio? Are they doing to hurt my trees? A: They are insects, but they are no harm to you or your oak ...

DEAR GARDEN COACH: Help! I recently discovered these crazy looking things on the leaves of my valley oak tree. I am wondering what is wrong, and what can I do to get rid of them? I know the tree is ...

When you look up into the bare branches of some oak trees at this time of year, you can see ball-shaped growths hanging there, looking almost like nature’s Christmas ornaments. These are galls. A gall ...