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2. Quercus virginiana - Wikipedia

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   Quercus virginiana, also known as the southern live oak, is an evergreen oak tree endemic to the Southeastern United States. [5] Though many other species are loosely called live oak, the southern live oak is particularly iconic of the Old South.

3. 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.

4. Pollarding - Wikipedia

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   Oak pollard marking part of the ancient parish boundary of Wash Common, part of Newbury, and Sandleford, UK As with coppicing, only species with vigorous epicormic growth may be pollarded. In these species (which include many broadleaved trees but few conifers), removal of the main apical stems releases the growth of many dormant buds under the ...

5. How to Choose the Best Types of Oak Trees for Even the ... - AOL

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   Sternberg added a few other possibilities where space is limited: dwarf chinkapin oak (Quercus prinoides), 5-12 feet tall and wide, Zones 4-8; Georgia oak (Quercus georgiana), 26-50 feet tall, 15 ...

6. Pruning - Wikipedia

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   An arborist pruning a tree near the Statue of Liberty. Pruning in an urban setting is crucial due to the tree being in drastically different conditions than where they naturally grow. [3] Arborists, orchardists, and gardeners use various garden tools and tree cutting tools designed for the purpose, such as secateurs, loppers, handsaws, or ...

7. Quercus agrifolia - Wikipedia

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   Quercus agrifolia, the California live oak, [3] or coast live oak, is an evergreen [4] live oak native to the California Floristic Province.Live oaks are so-called because they keep living leaves on the tree all year, adding young leaves and shedding dead leaves simultaneously rather than dropping dead leaves en masse in the autumn like a true deciduous tree. [5]