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2. Live oak - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. Airlie Gardens Heritage Live Oaks available to the public ...

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   The Live Oaks are grown from handpicked acorns of the historic Live Oak trees at Airlie Gardens. Where to buy them. A retail tree stand has been constructed at the Airlie Gardens gift shop (300 ...

4. Waller Plan - Wikipedia

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   The first auction of lots was held on August 1, 1839, [1] under a group of live oak trees in what was to be the city's southwestern public square; these trees have since been known as the "Auction Oaks". The auction raised $182,585 (equivalent to $5,224,000 in 2023), funds used to pay for the construction of government buildings for the new ...

5. Quercus fusiformis - Wikipedia

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   It is distinguished from Quercus virginiana (southern live oak) most easily by the acorns, which are slightly larger and with a more pointed apex. It is also a smaller tree, not exceeding 1 metre (40 inches) in trunk diameter – compared to 2.5 m (75 in) in diameter in southern live oak – with more erect branching and a less wide crown. [5]

6. Treaty Oak (Austin, Texas) - Wikipedia

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   The Treaty Oak is a Texas live oak tree in Austin, Texas, United States, and the last surviving member of the Council Oaks, a grove of 14 trees that served as a sacred meeting place for Comanche and Tonkawa tribes before European colonization of the area.

7. Live Oak Trees And Lowcountry Views Make Our 2024 Idea ... - AOL

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   The drive from Charleston, South Carolina, to the nearby farmland of Johns Island feels like an exhale. Within minutes, downtown's tidy streets give way to oak-shaded roads that meander past ...