Oak trees have been around for more than 50 million years, with individual trees easily living 1,000 years. One of the oldest oak trees in the U.S. is believed to be at least 2,624 years old.

Many developers and homeowners prefer to plant live oak trees, but other oak species do not get as large. Oaks are great because they are our number one Keystone species, which are native plants ...

Bur oak: This is a deciduous tree, with large leaves and acorns, whose size eventually tops red oaks and live oaks. It is drought-tolerant and often drops its leaves early in the fall if rain has ...