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The Treaty Oak is an octopus-like Southern live oak ( Quercus virginiana) in Jacksonville, Florida. The tree is estimated to be 250 years old [1] [2] and may be the single oldest living thing in Jacksonville, [3] predating the founding of the city by Isaiah Hart during the 1820s. It is located in Treaty Oak Park in the Southbank area of ...
Quercus pagoda, the cherrybark oak, is one of the most highly valued red oaks in the southern United States. It is larger and better formed than southern red oak and commonly grows on more moist sites. Its strong wood and straight form make it an excellent timber tree. Many wildlife species use its acorns as food, and cherrybark oak makes a ...
Quercus falcata is a medium to large-sized deciduous tree 25–30 meters (82–98 feet) tall, with a few forest grown specimens on highly productive sites reaching 35–44 m (115–144 ft), with a trunk up to 1.5 m (5 ft) in diameter, the crown with a broad, round-topped head. The leaves are 10–30 centimetres (4–12 inches) long and 6–16 ...
The Southern coastal plain oak dome and hammock is a forest type occurring in small patches in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. These forests consist of thick stands of evergreen oaks on shallow depressions or slight hills. They are distinct from their surrounding habitats, which are often woodlands dominated by longleaf pine.
Split Oak Forest. Coordinates: 28.3516°N 81.2019°W. Split Oak Forest Wildlife and Environmental Area is an area of wilderness conservation lands southeast of Orlando, Florida. It straddles the border of Orange County [ 1] and Osceola County [ 2] and is managed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which has been granted a ...
A large plume of Saharan dust is heading to South Florida this weekend, forecasters say. And while the dust can tamp down the rain, it can hamper those with allergies and respiratory issues and ...
Council Oak Tree (Hollywood, Florida) / 26.045686; -80.209636. The Council Oak Tree is an historic oak tree on the Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation in Hollywood, Florida, at the intersection between U.S. 441 ( State Road 7) and Stirling Rd. It has been the site for many important events in the history of the Seminole Tribe of Florida since ...
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 ...