Trees

Four common birch species can be found in North America, and all create a habitat in and around them that is used by many different types of wildlife, such as insects, small mammals, and birds. I wanted to learn more about what we can see walking through a birch wood. Insects, birds, mammals, and fungi …

Although they may look like fruit on oak trees, the small round galls that can be found are not grown by the tree. When looking at an oak tree with tiny round balls hanging on the branches, you may have noticed it, much like acorns. These balls are known as galls and are not fruits. …