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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 of 8.5 m (28 ft), height of 20.3 m (66 ft 6 in ...
Ensuring trees have ample soil moisture is important in winter, especially if the weather has been dry and soil is lacking moisture. Evergreens in particular need to keep moisture reserves in ...
The swamp chestnut oak's acorns are large, relatively sweet, [5] and edible. [9] The swamp chestnut oak is sometimes cultivated as a large garden tree or street tree, and is quite easy to grow if it is not subject to extreme urban conditions. The current National Champion Swamp Chestnut Oak is in the Stumpy Lake area in Virginia Beach, Virginia ...
These forests occur on exposed sites such as ridge crests and south- to west-facing slopes, typically from about 3,000 to 4,500 feet (910 to 1,370 m) elevation, but sometimes extending to 5,500 feet (1,700 m). Soils are thin, weathered, nutrient-poor, low in organic matter, and acidic. Trees are often stunted and wind-flagged.
Winter Storm Cora is spreading a wintry mess of snow and ice across much of the South, including Atlanta and Charlotte. On this page, you'll find maps below that will help to track the storm.
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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.
Local authorities and emergency workers in Virginia monitored a landslide near the Big Cherry Reservoir in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, on Tuesday, February 26.This drone footage shows a view of the ...