Q: Our Shumard red oak has turned almost completely brown in the last few weeks before the recent cold weather. Only one branch remains healthy looking and green. The tree is growing in very rocky ...

Shumard red oak Native to Texas, the Shumard reaches 60 feet and is one of the best oaks for fall color. The Shumard is tolerant of slightly alkaline soil.

Neil Sperry addresses this and other readers’ gardening issues in his column.

The Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii) is a fast-growing oak in the red oak group. To make a wind resistant tree, it should be pruned to have one central leader. If pruned in this fashion, it will ...

A Garland Red Oak tree now estimated to be 150 years old, has been cut down to a stump after catching a deadly pathogen.

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.

Note. The white oak group, which includes the live oak and post oak, produces acorns annually. The acorns of the red oak group, which includes the Shumard red oak and pin oak, take two years to ...

You are likely to see the pure Texas red oak in West Texas, while the ones you see in the Dallas to San Antonio areas are likely “hybrids of Texas red oak and Shumard red oak.” ...

This Shumard red oak has an area of decay on its trunk, but the tree might be healing on its own.

The once majestic Shumard Red Oak, however, was eventually reduced to a hollow shell after falling victim to a deadly pathogen. "It invades the root system of the tree, travels up to the base and ...

An oak tree is one of the most common species of trees in the Northern Hemisphere which includes North America. Oak trees come in two major prototypes — red oak trees and white oak trees.

Dear Neil: We have a large Shumard red oak that seems to be competing to be the last tree to leaf out on our block. Some branches have many leaves, while others are sparse. Is this a result of the ...