Few average Joes can correctly identify every species of oak growing in North America. That’s the kind of Final Jeopardy-level knowledge typically reserved for foresters, wildlife biologists, and very ...

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.

Maple trees tend to take center stage for fall accolades. It’s hard not to fawn over them when they’re among the first trees to change color, in shades bright enough to seem illuminated. Think of fall ...