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Contributions to environmental health and beauty are the ways in which oak trees [Quercus spp] affect human lives. Specifically, they take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen. So they're friendly to environmental and human health. They shade the ground with their dense foliage. So they offer relief from extreme weather. At the same time, they moderate soil temperatures and protect soil moisture levels.
Oaks also provide year round interest for humans and fall food sources for nature. Their leaves are among the last to drop in winter. Their trunks and branches give attractive frameworks to gardens once the colorful designs of their leaves are gone. Their tannins are used in tannng, ripening fruit, and aging wine. Their distinctively colored and shaped foliage is among the last of the tree leaves to drop. Their acorns represent food sources for humans and nature.
Additionally, oak trees handle extreme environments. They put up a fight against such intimidating predators as the Gypsy moth caterpillar [Lymantria dispar]. Indeed, they often find it within themselves to leaf out twice in a year when the regular foliage is devoured by fearsome foes. So their commitment to environmental health and beauty remains strong to the very end.
In fact, the absence of oak trees from environments in which they previously grew immediately becomes noticeable. For example, any nearby streams tend to see rises in water acidity and sedimentation levels. The oaks are no longer there to hold the soil in place or to keep the more acidic soil pH levels in tow.
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Can you graft oak trees?
Yes. Oak trees can be grafted the same way fruit trees are grafted.
How many oak trees are in Russia?
There is no way to truly know how many oak trees are in Russia. However, there are currently over 60 different species of oak trees in Russia.
What is the best way to invest financially in Oak trees?
answer me this, do you know who KCTV is ? is that why your asking about investing oin oak tree's ?
Does Rubber Tapping affect trees?
No, it does not affect trees in any way. Rubber tappers are sure to leave the tree unharmed in any way. :)
Where in the do oak trees grow?
I grew up in Virginia so I know that a lot of oak trees grow in the south. Their seed is the acorn, and we used to have lots of acorns in our yard. I think oak trees may also grow in the north. There aren't many trees from the central United States all the way to the west coast (except for shelter belts) until you get to the Pacific Ocean. The trees there are mostly redwoods, sequoias, and pine, spruce, or fur trees. I was checking a book here at my house and read that you could find different varieties of oak trees pretty much everywhere in the United States except the southwest, but I know from experience that there are lots of oak trees in the South. The book listed White Oak in the northeast, Live Oak in the southeast, Bur Oak in the prairie states, and California Live Oak for the Pacific coast. director: this is by time for ks here and oak trees achingly grow mostly south and north student: really i thought only south:) Colkid: Nebraska has Oak at least in the eastern part of the state. There are many trees in the mountains of Colorado and California. I lived in California for 12 years. We had a Magnolia and a Palm tree in the front yard. Anything will grow in the lower elevations of coastal and inland,but not desert of California. I believe oak will grow just about anywhere but desert and high altitude. Oak just takes so long to grow most people don't plant them.
Where does oak trees grow in the world?
I grew up in Virginia so I know that a lot of oak trees grow in the south. Their seed is the acorn, and we used to have lots of acorns in our yard. I think oak trees may also grow in the north. There aren't many trees from the central United States all the way to the west coast (except for shelter belts) until you get to the Pacific Ocean. The trees there are mostly redwoods, sequoias, and pine, spruce, or fur trees. I was checking a book here at my house and read that you could find different varieties of oak trees pretty much everywhere in the United States except the southwest, but I know from experience that there are lots of oak trees in the South. The book listed White Oak in the northeast, Live Oak in the southeast, Bur Oak in the prairie states, and California Live Oak for the Pacific coast. director: this is by time for ks here and oak trees achingly grow mostly south and north student: really i thought only south:) Colkid: Nebraska has Oak at least in the eastern part of the state. There are many trees in the mountains of Colorado and California. I lived in California for 12 years. We had a Magnolia and a Palm tree in the front yard. Anything will grow in the lower elevations of coastal and inland,but not desert of California. I believe oak will grow just about anywhere but desert and high altitude. Oak just takes so long to grow most people don't plant them.
Why would an oak tree produce acorns one year and not the next?
Because the way that the seasons are oak trees produce one year and not the next.
Did Robin Hood live in trees?
So the claim goes, there is no way in which to be certain.
Would the muskrat would be affected if disease kills the white oak?
Muskrats eat oak trees and if the oak tree had a disease and all of them died. then the muskrat would have to relie on someething else to eat because muskrats eat oak trees.
How did the way that the middle colonies live affect the way that you live today?
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What is the best place to cut oak trees on runescape?
Some good places to cut oak trees in RuneScape for free to play players include the two locations East Draynor Village and South-West of Varrock West Bank. For pay to play players, a good spot to chop down oak trees is the Tree Gnome Stronghold. Oak tree chopping is not a good way to get money in RuneScape however, but is good for training Woodcutting levels.
How did the civil war affect the way you live in US today?
how did the civil war affect the way you live in the united states today
