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Quercus macrocarpa is a large deciduous tree growing up to 30 metres (98 feet), rarely 50 m (160 ft), in height, [3] and is one of the most massive oaks with a trunk diameter of up to 3 m (10 ft). It is one of the slowest-growing oaks, with a growth rate of 30 centimetres (12 in) per year when young.
The word acorn (earlier akerne, and acharn) is related to the Gothic name akran, which had the sense of "fruit of the unenclosed land". [5] The word was applied to the most important forest produce, that of the oak. Chaucer spoke of "achornes of okes" in the 14th century. By degrees, popular etymology connected the word both with "corn" and ...
Oak Forest, Illinois. Location of Oak Forest in Cook County, Illinois. / 41.60750°N 87.75056°W / 41.60750; -87.75056. Oak Forest is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The city is out 24 miles (39 km) south-southwest of downtown Chicago in Bremen Township. Per the 2020 census, the population was 27,478.
Oak forests are categorized as deciduous forests which commonly have dense canopy cover (~70%) on dry soils with large amounts of undecomposed oak leaves over the ground. [2] The forests are commonly found around the Appalachian Mountains and neighboring areas in the Midwest United States. [3] Soils within the forests are highly acidic and dry ...
Species: Q. ilex. Binomial name. Quercus ilex. L. Species' distribution: Q. ilex (green), Q. rotundifolia (rose) Quercus ilex, the evergreen oak, [2] holly oak [3] or holm oak is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the Ilex section of the genus, [4] [5] with acorns that mature in a single summer.
Quercus subera St.-Lag. Quercus suberosa Salisb. Quercus suber, commonly called the cork oak, is a medium-sized, evergreen oak tree in the section Quercus sect. Cerris. It is the primary source of cork for wine bottle stoppers and other uses, such as cork flooring and as the cores of cricket balls. It is native to southwest Europe and northwest ...
Major Oak. / 53.2046389°N 1.0724444°W / 53.2046389; -1.0724444. The Major Oak is a large English oak ( Quercus robur) near the village of Edwinstowe in the midst of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. According to local folklore, it was Robin Hood 's shelter where he and his merry men slept.
Overcup oak acorns, showing the nut largely enclosed by the acorn cup. Quercus lyrata is a medium to large-sized deciduous tree, growing as tall as 47 meters (154 feet), with an average height of 24 m (79 ft). [1] The trunk averages up to 80 centimetres (31 inches) in diameter, or rarely to 140 cm (55 in). It is a slow-growing tree that often ...