As a big fan of easy-to-identify trees, I was happy to see chestnut oak while hiking Mt. Agamenticus last week. I usually rely upon leaves to identify most tree species, so winter tree identification ...

Of all the groups of trees that are included in the Pocono region's fairly diverse list of about 75 species, the oaks have the most members. We have six kinds of maples, five birches, four hickories, ...

Sometimes we need to grow into knowledge. A few years ago, a tree-loving friend took me out to the woods to show me some baby acorns. We whipped out our oculars (small, high-powered magnifiers) and ...