This week, we take a look at the fourth of our oak varieties in Indiana, the Chestnut Oak or Quercus montana. The leaves of the chestnut oak have small, evenly lobed rounded margins. The upper leaf ...

Most leaves can be turned into leaf mould, but some take longer to compost than others. Oak, alder and hornbeam will soon rot down, while sycamore, beech, horse chestnut and sweet chestnut take a ...