Local interest in the seed library inside the Royal Oak Public Library is blossoming this spring. Besides the books and other materials one can check out at the library, there are seeds for 40 diff… ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Seed Bash "Seed Bash" is a local multiplayer game where players control oak seeds fighting for the perfect sprouting place. It's a fast-paced arena ...

An oak apple gall. Q: We have these golfball-sized green pods attached to our oak tree. It appears to have some sort of seed within the pod. I always thought that from acorns grow the mighty oak.

Wool sower galls are found primarily on white oak trees (Quercus alba) but may also be found on chestnut (Q. montana), swamp chestnut (Q. michauxii), and swamp white oaks (Q. bicolor).

A: Oak seeds are found inside acorns, which are the fruits produced by these great, native trees. Not to gross anyone out, but those aren’t seeds.

More information about the seed exchange program, Oak Ridge Public Library and the many other programs it offers can be found by calling the library’s main desk at 865-425-3455.

There are 55 species of oak trees native to the United States, 20 of them in Illinois. Other wind-pollinated species that also have mast years include walnut and hickory trees.