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	Oak - LoveToKnow 1911
		Oak was thus applied at a very early date; the shrine of Edward the Confessor, still existing in the abbey at Westminster, sound after the lapse of Boo years, is of dark-coloured oak-wood.
		This oak abounds all over the Turkish peninsula, and forms a large portion of the vast forests that clothe the slopes of the Taurus ranges and the south shores of the Black Sea; it is likewise common in Italy and Sardinia, and occurs in the south of France and also in Hungary.
		The live oak is one of the most valuable timber trees of the genus, the wood being extremely durable, both exposed to air and under water; heavy and closegrained, it is perhaps the best of the American oaks for shipbuilding, and is invaluable for water-wheels and mill-work.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Oak (4115 words)

	Oak - MSN Encarta
		Oaks are distinguished from the other ten or so genera in the beech family, to which the oak genus belongs, by various technical characteristics of their minute, clustered flowers, but they are easily recognized by their distinctive fruit, the acorn.
		Oaks are of some horticultural importance, but because most are slow growing, they are more often planted in public parks and gardens than in private lawns.
		The live oak is classified as Quercus virginiana, the cork oak as Quercus suber, the scarlet oak as Quercus coccinea, the willow oak as Quercus phellos, and the pin oak as Quercus palustris.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761553797/Oak.html (397 words)

	Celtic Attic: Olde Worlds - Myths, Spirits and the Wee Folk - Oak Lore
		The new oak king was the child of the Oak Queen or of one of her vestal virgins.
		The woodpecker is the bird of the oak.
		The oak leaf is the life giver, the holder of the essence of the holy potency of the tree.
	www.celticattic.com /olde_world/myths/oak_lore.htm (3246 words)

	botany/quercus
		The Oaks are varied in their appearance; it is hard to believe that some kinds can be classified with the same species.
		One is the White Oak group, in which the leaves and lobes of the leaves don't end in bristles, and the acorns ripen during the first year; the other is the Black Oak group, which produces acorns that ripen the second year and the lobes of the leaves are usually tipped with bristles.
		When Oaks are to be planted where soil is poor, larger holes should be dug and the bottom should be spaded deeply.
	www.botany.com /quercus.html (1694 words)

	Television Point \| Dictionary \| Meaning of oak
		{Green oak}, oak wood colored green by the growth of the mycelium of certain fungi.
		{Oak apple}, a large, smooth, round gall produced on the leaves of the American red oak by a gallfly ({Cynips confluens}).
		{Oak leather} (Bot.), the mycelium of a fungus which forms leatherlike patches in the fissures of oak wood.
	www.televisionpoint.com /dictionary/default.asp?define=oak (744 words)

	Evergreen, Texas.
		Evergreen had a calming effect on Bill (click here for Bill Longley Doesn't Get Along Well With Others).and he proved it by farming and chopping the cotton of relatives when he wasn't shooting people.
		The historical marker in front of the tree states that the Live Oak is believed to have sheltered Louis de St. Denis who was the surveyor of El Camino Real.
		The gate to the Evergreen Cemetery is on the west side of FM 1624, opposite the tree.
	www.texasescapes.com /TOWNS/EvergreenTexas/evergreentx.htm (453 words)

	Quercus myrsinifolia ( Chinese Evergreen Oak )
		Quercus myrsinifoliais an evergreen oak, growing from 20 to 30 feet in height, less spread.
		Evergreen refers to plants that hold onto their leaves or needles for more than one growing season, shedding them over time.
		Some plants such as live oaks are evergreen, but commonly shed the majority of their older leaves around the end of January.
	www.backyardgardener.com /plantname/pda_e8ae.html (2037 words)

	The Oak
		The Oak was long considered by the wise to be a guardian which opened doorways to self spirituality and granted the strength to progress onward which, in time, drew the individual closer to the self.
		The Oak provided the courage to overcome any obstacles which had to be resolved during the travels of an individual and, in time perhaps, to learn the ways of the wise.
		The Oak of myth and legend is the Common Oak, its name derived from the Latin robur which is the root of the English word "robust." The Oak is often found growing with Ash and Beech in lowland forests.
	www.novareinna.com /constellation/oak.html (3832 words)

	Scenic Hills Nursery -- Oak Wilt Specialists in the Texas Hill Country
		Natural vegetation growing around and beneath oaks are usually dormant during the winter and flourishes during spring and by late summer, and into early fall creating the well-known golden-brown landscape, of Texas' valleys and foothills.
		Live oaks are very bad parents and do not want competition from their siblings, so they predispose a fungus to kill the germination of the acorns that remain under the tree.
		Poor drainage is a common cause of oak tree deaths as adequate drainage is critical to ensure a proper balance of moisture, air and nutrients to grown and survive.
	www.800oakwilt.com /liveoak51102.html (1819 words)

	Oak (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net
		The oak woods of Bashan are frequently alluded to (Isa.
		Three species of oaks are found in Palestine, of which the "prickly evergreen oak" (Quercus coccifera) is the most abundant.
		The present oak is the noblest tree in Southern Palestine, being 23 feet in girth, and the diameter of the foliage, which is unsymmetrical, being about 90 feet."
	www.christiananswers.net /dictionary/oak.html (291 words)

	Kenwood-Evergreen - Oak Lodge - Virtual Walking Tour
		Oak Lodge is the newest bunk in Kenwood Junior Camp, and is the home to our youngest boys (ages 7-9).
		The three Oak Lodge Cabins feature new wooden beds and mattresses, two full bathrooms, and is connected to the other bunks by front and rear porches.
		Oak Lodge is situated in the middle of the Kenwood Compound, which is home to our boys aged 7-11.
	www.kenwood-evergreen.com /oaklodge.html (118 words)

	Oak
		Worldwide, the oaks (Quercus spp.) consist of 275 to 500 species that can be separated into three groups based on their microanatomy: the live or evergreen oak group, the red oak group (Erythrobalanus), and the white oak group (Leucobalanus).
		General Wood Characteristics: The sapwood of oak is white to very light brown, while the heartwood is light to dark brown in the white oak group and reddish brown in the red oak group.
		Oak wood has a course texture; it is heavy, straight-grained, hard, tough, very stiff, and strong.
	www.windsorplywood.com /nam_hardwoods/oak.html (1115 words)

	Quercus virginiana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Live oak is a large, long-lived, evergreen oak that typically grows 40-80’ tall with a short trunk, low branching and a broad-spreading rounded crown.
		Live oaks were planted along many old southern plantation roads and over time have become a symbol of the South.
		In its native range, live oak is generally considered to be a long-lived, low-maintenance tree.
	www.mobot.org /gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=A907 (217 words)

	Etherington & Roberts. Dictionary--oak (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Oak bark is not as high in tannin content as many other materials, and its use, which has extended over many centuries, has been due more to its ready availability than to any other factor.
		Despite its relatively low tannin content, oak bark was at one time used extensively in the manufacture of some very fine leathers, especially in England.
		Oak tannin is a combination of the pyrogallol and condensed tannins, in the ratio of one to two, but the real nature of the tannin is still somewhat obscure.
	palimpsest.stanford.edu /don/dt/dt2349.html (207 words)

	Oak Lawn Public Library - Local History Documents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In July 1927, Oak Lawn had a grand total of 108 telephone numbers in a directory four pages in length.
		In January 1941, Oak Lawn had a grand total of 822 telephone numbers in a directory less than twenty pages in length.
		The Oak Lawn Public Safety Center replaced the old village hall and fire/police department building, both of which have since been razed.
	www.lib.oak-lawn.il.us /doc-misc.htm (1113 words)

	Perennial and deciduous leaves
		Let us take, for example, the case of an evergreen oak (Quercus ilex) The evergreen oak is a characteristic perennial tree of these forests, so it has small leaves, covered with a waxen cuticule that provides them a hardened texture, which is known as sclerophyllous.
		We also have to keep in mind that the oak closes the estomata of the leaves when water resources are poor.
		An oak can take advantage of the favorable moments of such a variable climate as the mediterranean one without taking such a big risk as a beech does in a much more predictable climate, mainly in consideration to water disposal.
	www.botanical-online.com /hojasadaptacionesangles.htm (863 words)

	Biodiversity Plants
		Oak produces acorns, a favourite food of squirrels, deer and jays.
		Oak is tolerant of the shade of other trees but when fully grown will not permit most other species to grow in its shade.
		Most Oaks are "deciduous" (which means that they shed their leaves in the winter) but there are some evergreen varieties, like the Evergreen Oak.
	www.naturegrid.org.uk /biodiversity/plants/fpoak.html (466 words)

	Oak-Burnt Ridge Nursery
		This species has the largest leaves and acorns of any oak, and the nuts have been used as human food.
		The thick corky bark from this tree is the green oak native to SW Europe.
		Evergreen oak relative native to Oregon and California.
	www.burntridgenursery.com /products.asp?dept=63 (130 words)

	Oak Tree
		It may even be hollow, the mere shell of bark supporting a sadly-reduced tale of branches that struggle gallantly to put forth year by year leaves, dwindled in size, from their knotty twigs, and acorns whose very abundance argues an infirmity of general health.
		The English Oak (Q. Robur) ranges from the Urals and the Caucasus, from Mount Taurus and Mount Atlas, almost to the Arctic Circle, growing at an altitude of 1,350 feet in the Highlands of Scotland; its limit nearly coinciding with that of successful wheat cultivation.
		Whatever may be the extension of the use of iron, Oak timber will always be of peculiar value for many purposes, though that important bye-product, the bark, is of sufficient consequence to considerably influence the English forester's treatment of his woods.
	www.2020site.org /trees/oak-tree.html (1558 words)

	Trees of the Maritime Forest - Quercus hemisphaerica
		Laurel oak is a very common, beautiful, large tree of the coastal plain growing to 80 feet in height.
		On the barrier islands it is the evergreen oak most frequently encountered, observed on the frontal dunes and back into the maritime forest in association with live oak; in the pine and deciduous forests, with red maple and sweetgum in the swamp forests, and with waxmyrtle and redbay in the bay forests.
		The leaves of Laurel oak are elongate, evergreen, green on the undersurface, pliable and without thickened or rolled-under edges.
	www.ces.ncsu.edu /depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/maritime/Querche.htm (196 words)

	Chinese Evergreen Oak - UBC Botanical Garden Forums
		Evergreen Fagaceae are also prone to Armillaria and Phytophthora ramorum on the Pacific Slope.
		I purchased an evergreen oak but I would like to know which one it is as the nursery did not know.
		A silverleaf oak was 42' tall in the English Botanical Garden (Locks) in 1992.
	www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org /forums/showthread.php?t=3867 (2464 words)

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		The most common of the evergreen plants in the peach or Prunus family is probably the Carolina cherry laurel.
		This one is Quercus glauca commonly known as the ring-cupped oak.
		The Chinese or the ring-cupped oak might be something different to try in a row of screening plants although there seems to be plenty of screening plants available already.
	www.ces.ncsu.edu /cabarrus/staff/dgoforth/newsart/everg.html (725 words)

	Holm Oak - Flora ProvenceBeyond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Holm Oak grows mainly in the lower parts of the region, but spreading upwards to mingle with the Pubescent oaks.
		This evergreen oak has long, pointed (or sometimes oval) leaves, each a single lobe, and not the widely-known oak-leaf shape.
		Holm oak can grow to 30 m, and some are seen that big, usually standing alone in a field.
	www.provencebeyond.com /flora/oakholm.html (140 words)

	Quercus agrifolia(Coast Live Oak) and Quercus dumosa(scrub oak) are probably the most common oaks in California cities.
		Coast Live Oak- Quercus agrifolia - with shiny, evergreen prickly leaves, that are usually rolled under.
		Now these oaks do not key in the floras easily (keying is wandering through a flora's (a book) selection process that is supposed to be based primarily on reproductive parts of the plant).
		Use as a dwarf oak or as a 'tree' in a miniature forest.
	www.laspilitas.com /groups/oaks/california_oak1.html (974 words)

	Quercus ilex - Holm Oak (Evergreen Oak) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		This evergreen oak was introduced to Britain some 400 years ago; it originates in the Mediterranean region.
		Some of the leaves are spiny - hence its specific name, derived from the Latin name of the holly.
		Often found near the coast in Wales, the holm oak is rather sensitive to frost.
	www.first-nature.com /trees/quercus_ilex.htm (66 words)

	Live Oak - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Live Oak, common name for a wide-crowned evergreen species of oak tree (Beech), native to the south-eastern United States and northern parts of...
		After leaving the White House, Monroe lived at Oak Hill in Loudoun County, Virginia.
		- evergreen oak of S United States: a very large evergreen oak with a short broad trunk, leathery leaves, and hard timber, often grown for shade.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Live_Oak.html (136 words)

	The Old River Road Plantation Adventure, New Orleans, Louisiana
		Start your tour of Old River Road with the surreal sight of stately Evergreen plantation rising from fog and morning mists against the green of century old oaks and sugarcane.
		Be amazed by the sight of 22 slave cabins draped by spanish moss and framed by oak trees.
		Tour the Evergreen mansion with plantation guides and learn of Louisiana's beginnings as well as Evergreen history, antiques and architecture.
	www.plantationadventure.com /tours_everoak.htm (246 words)

	Champion Trees
		Live oaks are often planted in cities, but should be restricted to large yards or parks where their wide-spreading form can be accomodated.
		Live oak is usually grows in association with several other hardwoods, including winter oak, laurel oak, sweetgum, southern magnolia, and American holly.
		A fast-growing tree, the live oak flowers in early spring (usually in March or April), and the acorns mature in September or October.
	www.championtrees.org /champions/oaktexaslive.htm (448 words)

	Cork Oak - Flora ProvenceBeyond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Several types of oak (chêne) are native to the Mediterranean region and into the nearby hills, one of which is deciduous.
		Another evergreen oak with a single-lobe leaf, the cork oak is a very natural evolutionary success in a region also famous for wine growing.
		The bark of the cork oak is truly used for corking hundreds of thousands of bottles of local wine, as well as for other more mundane uses of cork.
	www.beyond.fr /flora/oakcork.html (223 words)

	Mortellaro's Nursery Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Oak wilt is a lethal threat to red oaks, but harmless to white oaks; oaks are otherwise problem and insect free.
		The oaks that we sell are hardy in all zones in Texas, and are drought tolerant once established.
		Medium sized deciduous Oak Tree that forms a corky bark, which is the same type used to make corks.
	www.mortellaro.com /plantinfo/oak/oak.htm (358 words)

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