One of the country’s more whimsical-looking trees, the live oak is also one of the strongest. Indeed, it has saved the lives of thousands of people who have clung to its limbs during hurricanes.

The trees were southern live oak. It appears what I saw was a natural form of “layering,” whereby a branch touches the ground and produces adventitious roots driven by hypoxia and the hunt for ...

Learn why tropical trees may not bloom, how to treat oak bark loss, control hackberry sprouts, and help exposed roots.