In 1823, an acorn from an Overcup Oak tree sent up a shoot at what is now the corner of Elden and Center Streets in the Town of Herndon. In Washington, D.C., James Monroe, the 5th President of the ...

“Still standing,” Ferreira confirms. Ferreira and Cain began hunting for champion trees five years ago. This uncommon hobby takes them deep into the woods to look for the biggest trees they can find ...

Meet overcup oak, a species found on swampy ground and soils in southwestern Indiana. It is identifiable by its deeply sinused alternately arranged leaves as well as its acorns, which have a cap which ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Seasonal flooding is typical in the Ohio and Wabash river valleys. But for one state nature preserve in Posey County, high water has become a year-round problem. The cause isn't ...

Charlotte's rapid development in the past 20 years has threatened the city’s tree canopy, with at least 400 total acres lost since 2012. Among those lost are some of Charlotte’s biggest trees, and now ...

This spring, Brett Dupree went to the McDowell Nature Preserve in southwest Charlotte in search of an overcup oak tree, one of Charlotte’s “treasure trees.” “Treasure trees” was a program started in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MOUNT VERNON, Ind. (AP) — Wildlife officials ...

City Forester Gene Hyde holds the branch of an overcup oak tree on Riverfront Parkway Tuesday May 16, 2018. City workers planted the tree after an infestation began killing the city's willow oak trees ...

Workers using heavy machinery began planting 15 overcup oak trees in Tulsa's Woodward Park on Monday, capping off extensive renovation and beautification efforts that have occurred during the past ...

Corey Handley, Mike Sutton, Manuel DeJesus, and Mathew Mateo helped the Cypress Glen Sustainability Committee plant five long ...