For the first time, a plant specimen has been cryopreserved and placed into the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s Frozen Zoo, a step scientists believe could help the endangered scrub oak species ...

Grand Forks' first Christmas tree was not a lofty pine. No, indeed. The first Christmas tree was a scrub oak propped up in the little Methodist Church in 1877, according to Herald files. The tree was ...

If you live in the foothills, you probably have Gambel oak, aka scrub oak (Quercus gambelii), in your landscape. This native tree has some great attributes and some big management challenges. Good ...

For 50 years, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has been preserving animals' genetic material in its Frozen Zoo, and recently added plants to the biobank. Why it matters: The vast collection of ...

Harbor Haven Landscape now offers specialized scrub pine and pitch pine tree removal and trimming in Sandwich, Massachusetts.

Replace Dr. Suess’ classic Truffula Trees with the familiar Utah scrub oak tree and we have a modern case of the proverbial Hatfields vs. the McCoys, and it is all happening in my neck of the woods.