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Oak Trees

There are hundreds of species of oak trees around the world. The highest percentages are located in North America and China. Oak trees produce a fruit called an acorn.

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Is a oak tree a opposite or alternate?

Oak leaves are alternate. Only maples, ashes, viburnums and a few others have opposite leaves.

How thick is a oak tree's trunk?

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

Do oak trees have cells?

Cell membrane or plasma membrane is a universal characterstic of cells so it is present in every cell of every species as do in oak trees. Although there is a another layer outside cell membrane, is cell wall, which is found only in plants and in prokaryotes like bacteria.

What adaptations does an oak tree?

A structural adaptation of the desert oak tree is its roots. The roots have adapted to grow down deeper into the soil in search for water. If it was in a lush rainforest, the roots wouldn't need to grow so deep because all the water they need isn't far away.

Oak trees have acorns?

As in oak apples? A wasp lays eggs inside the bark of an oak tree. The tree produces tannins that surround the developing larvea forming a ball.

How often and how much should you water newly planted oak trees?

Soak newly planted trees about once every 10 days unless your area receives an inch or more of rain, then that will suffice. too much watering will result in browning of leaves and eventually dropping leaves.

The amount of water that a newly planted tree or shrub requires can vary. Unfortunately, nobody can tell you exactly how much or how often you should irrigate without visiting the site to check the soil hydrology.

How do oak trees communicate?

Oak trees interact with the things that eat the bark or the acorns. It also interacts by growing and shedding leaves

Is a white oak tree the same as a oak tree?

Burr Oak is of the White Oak family, they are one and the same.

How do oak trees survive the winter?

When the average temperature drops below an average of about 7C (45F) and the hours of daylight starts to decrease the tree actually starts to prepare itself for winter.

It stores the food made in the leaves (photosynthates) in storage cells called parenchyma. It then releases it all during winter. Hormones are released in the roots and leaves and travels throughout the tree, signaling to get acclimated for winter. The leaves drop so that water won't evaporate from the tree. The concentration of dissolved chemicals ( solutes) increases inside the cells which lowers the freezing point of the water in the cells. Therefore, as temperatures drop, water outside cells freezes first. Freezing water releases small amounts of heat energy, which in turn, helps cell fluids remain unfrozen. Twig temperatures actually rise several degrees during this process.

Water moves out of cells attracted to the ice crystals in the pore spaces. This prevents the cells from freezing and rupturing. This process effectively reduces the freezing point of the cell's water even more. Also the outer part of the bark (which is biologically dead anyway) has many small air pockets in its structure and acts as an insulator.

Are water oak trees evergreen?

No, the water oak (Quercus nigra) is not evergreen.

An evergreen tree takes more than a year to lose and replace its foliage. A deciduous tree loses and replaces its foliage before a year is up. The water oak holds onto its leaves well into the winter. But the time frame of leaf growth and drop still takes place within less than a year.

How do you cut oak trees?

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How do you estimate the age of an oak tree?

You need to measure the circumference of the trunk 1.5m high off the ground. Measure it in cm and then divide by 2.5. For example, my oak tree has a circumference of 616cm. So, 616/2.5 = just over 246 years!

How do acorns develop?

If conditions are good,it becomes a tree. An acorn is a seed.

How long can a oak tree live?

Hello,

Well, it depends on which types of oak as there are various species of Oak Trees.

American Oak lives for centuries if all circumstances are favourable with Pin oaks living for only 100 years. Red Oak lives for about 200 years while White Oak lives for a century longer that the red. The oldest oak is seen to have lived for over 600 years.

If you want to find the lifespan of specific types of oak you should search it up.

Hope I Helped

What does a white oak tree look like?

try reading and looking here..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak

What does it mean when acorns start falling early?

It can be the result of too little rain, especially if the trees are also losing their leaves early, as well. The trees do this as a way to ensure the tree gets all of the the available water, helping to preserve the tree.

Some also say it's a sign of an early fall.

Is an oak tree a consumer?

It's either,

A. Producer

B: Decomposer

C: Consumer

D:Scavenger
yes the acorns are seeds
yes, it is one of many producers.

Are live oak trees protected in Texas?

Yes, live oak trees are protected in Texas. Texas was one of the first states to make a law protecting oak trees.

How can you tell if a oak sapling is dead?

It is living, because it:

Has cells

reproduces

has DNA based on a universal genetic code

grows and develops

needs energy to live

maintains a stable internal environment

responds to stimuli

and evolves!

These are the characteristics of living things!