In "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Nathan Radley seals up the knothole in the oak tree. He does this to stop Boo Radley from leaving gifts for Scout and Jem, as he wants to keep his brother isolated and prevent the children from interacting with him. This act symbolizes Nathan's desire to maintain control over Boo's life and further emphasizes the theme of isolation in the novel.
Jem and Scout discover that Mr. Radley has cemented up the knothole in the oak tree where they had been finding all the treasures.
An oak tree stands up against gales until it is very old.
Nathan Radley knows Boo has been leaving gifts there for the children so fills the hole in with cement. When the children enquire as to why he's doing this, he lies and says that the tree was dying and this would save it.
Will ivy growing up an oak tree eventually kill the tree?
An oak tree can grow up to 100 feet tall and have a width of 50 feet.
Mr. Radley filled the knothole up with cement.
No he was a artist but he did paint a painting called oak tree, i think your getting mixed up between the two ;))
Oak Tree A mature oak tree can draw up to 50 or more gallons of water per day. ref: http://www.arcytech.org/
The oak tree can get up to 100 feet wide. Its really amazing. I've heard that some oak trees have tunnels to go through them
the average height of an oak tree is 60ft the average height of an oak tree is 60ft
You mean trunk diameter: it could be up to 4 feet for white oak, 6ft red oak. You mean height: it could be up to 85 feet for white oak, 140 ft for red oak.
An oak tree typically grows to be between 50 to 70 feet tall, with some species reaching up to 100 feet.