Oak Tree

The term Oak can apply to any of the several hundred species of deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus native to the Northern hemisphere.

Oaks are long-lived, grow relatively slowly and produce hardwood commonly used in building and fabricating.

Oak trees begin producing their fruit, acorns, when they are 20-50 years old and do so once a year during the autumn months. They also produce small flowers, known as catkins, during the spring.

The leaves of the oak tree are arranged spirally, oval in shape and have rounded, lobed margin.

The Oak's bark is gray, deeply fissured, and often home to various species of moss and lichen

The term Oak can apply to any of the several hundred species of deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus native to the Northern hemisphere.

Oaks are long-lived, grow relatively slowly and produce hardwood commonly used in building and fabricating.

</small> Oak trees begin producing their fruit, acorns, when they are 20-50 years old and do so once a year during the autumn months. They also produce small flowers, known as catkins, during the spring.

The leaves of the oak tree are arranged spirally, oval in shape and have rounded, lobed margin.

The Oak's bark is gray, deeply fissured, and often home to various species of moss and lichen

1. 80 species are native to North America

2. Oak trees can live up to 1,000 years

3. A member of the beech family

4. Can reach a height of 40 meters

5. It is not unusual for oak trees to be wider than they are tall

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• • Mahalo's Guide to Gardening
• American Forests: Live Oak Growing TIps
• California Oak Mortality Task Force: Maintaining Oak Tree Health
• California Oak Care Guide
• Tree Planting Guide

• Organic Gardening: Tree Buying Guide

• National Arbor Day Foundation: America’s National Tree The Oak

• Controverscial.com: Worship of Trees: Oak

• Article: Oak Tree Pictures and Stories

• American Family Traditions: Tie a Yellow Ribbon

• BC Culture: Oak Trees: A Link to the Past

• An Oak Tree Poem

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