Q. I never thought I would be emailing you with a question, but here it is. We use white oak quite a bit and recently have had a sawmill offer us some post oak that he says is a white oak. Is this a ...

One of Aesops’ more famous fables, “The Oak and the Reed,” goes like this: "A very large Oak was uprooted by the wind and thrown across a stream." It fell among some Reeds, which it thus addressed: "I ...

Help your projects stand up to the elements with this roundup of naturally rot-resistant woods. Chemical vs. Natural Rot Resistance If you want wood that can hold up in moist or humid conditions, you ...

How a coalition is making sure future generations have access to a key part of bourbon making – white oak trees. Kentucky Edition is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on ...

I get a lot of questions about spalted wood and white woods. The main question I get about white woods is usually, “What white woods do you have?” They really are asking, “What species do you have ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...