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The man under the tree is 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) tall. The Emancipation Oak in Hampton, Virginia. The Seven Sisters Oak, estimated to be between 500 and 1,000 years old, is the largest certified southern live oak tree. The Angel Oak on Johns Island, South Carolina, near Charleston is estimated to be 400–500 years old. It has a trunk circumference ...
A mix of oak and pine tree species dominate the canopy, typically chestnut oak (Quercus prinus), Virginia pine (Pinus virginiana), and white pine (Pinus strobus), but sometimes white oak (Quercus alba) or scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea). Varying amounts of oaks and pines can result in oak forests, mixed oak–pine forests, or small pine forests.
Other latent variables correspond to abstract concepts, like categories, behavioral or mental states, or data structures. The terms hypothetical variables or hypothetical constructs may be used in these situations. The use of latent variables can serve to reduce the dimensionality of data. Many observable variables can be aggregated in a model ...
Predictive dormancy occurs when an organism enters a dormant phase before the onset of adverse conditions. For example, photoperiod and decreasing temperature are used by many plants to predict the onset of winter. Consequential dormancy occurs when organisms enter a dormant phase after adverse conditions have arisen. This is commonly found in ...
When trees and shrubs are going dormant. Plant scientists contend that fall is the worst time to prune trees and shrubs. Woody plants are slowing growth and readying themselves to survive winter.
Live oak was widely used in early American butt shipbuilding.Because of the trees' short height and low-hanging branches, lumber from live oaks was used in curved parts of the frame, such as knee braces (single-piece, L-shaped braces that spring inward from the side and support the deck), in which the grain runs perpendicular to structural stress, making for exceptional strength.
A lawyer for sex trafficking victims in a ring allegedly run by ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries has doubts about claims he has dementia.
Jennifer Grey looked back on how a sex scene with Patrick Swayze — that was ultimately cut from 1984’s Red Dawn — was derailed by him being drunk, and her "smoking a lot of weed" at the time ...