Okey-dokey. This week we are looking at an oak species, one that is native here in the Southeastern states, the Blackjack oak, Quercus marilandica. Now, oaks are all contained within the genus Quercus ...

Now that it is December, fastidious gardeners are relieved that most of the leaves have fallen and that the rake has been relegated to the garden shed. But just to seemingly frustrate and taunt such ...