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by Doug McCrearyOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 11, Issue 2 – September, 1996This summer, many people up and down the Coast, especially in the San Francisco Bay Area, have noticed a sticky residue under their oak trees, as if the oaks were leaking light colored syrup. This “drip” is particularly bothersome when it…

by Jerry TecklinOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 10, Issue 1 – April 1995Vole predation on oaks can be a major problem. A few years ago researchers wrote in these pages (Oaks ‘n’ Folks, Oct. 1988) an article titled “Valley Oak Regeneration: Rodents May Cause Problems”. The specific problem discussed was the complete…

by Earl W Lathrop and Kevin P.C. YeungOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 6, Issue 3 – December 1991IntroductionThe average stand age of Engelmann Oak (Quercus engelmannii Greene) on the Santa Rosa Plateau, Riverside County, California, is 80-130 years, with trees older than this being less frequent in number, and…

by R. LewisOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 6, Issue 2 – July 1991IntroductionTwo of the most common acorn-boring insects found in the San Francisco Bay area are larvae of the filbert weevil, Curculio occidentis, and the filbertworm, Melissopus latiferreanus. Damage to acorn crops by these filbert…

by Bill Weitkamp and T.E. AdamsOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 6, Issue 1 – April 1991IntroductionPlantings of blue and valley oaks, both acorns and nursery stock, face several problems that threaten survival. Weed control may be one of the most important of these. But predation by small mammals and insects also…

by Doug McCreary and Jerry TecklinOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 9, Issue 2 – September 1994IntroductionDuring the past seven years, over a dozen oak field trials have been established at the Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center (SFREC). While we have discovered numerous obstacles to successful seedling…

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by Rob GrossOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 2, Issue 2 – November, 1987IntroductionArmillaria mellea is a common soil-borne fungus that lives on a wide range of woody and herbaceous plants. Also known as oak root fungus, mushroom root rot, honey fungus and shoestring fungus, it is found in the soil of temperate…

by Bill Tietje and John FoottOaks ‘n Folks – Volume 2, Issue 2 – November, 1987IntroductionDid your oak tree lose its leaves early this year? Did they just seem to be eaten away? They well may have been, by one or both of two common insect pests of oaks: the California tent caterpillar (Malacosoma spp.)…