native oak
Britishnoun
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It’s an open question as to how much of the native oak savanna could be reclaimed, she said, but efforts are underway to map a once-distinct ecosystem in the heart of America.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 24, 2022
These native oak trees, which can support hundreds of different species of insects, birds and fungi, will be needed in the race to reforest the UK.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2022
They were first planted here in the 19th century because they grow faster and produce more wood than the native oak and birch trees.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2021
Ecological systems engineer Nance Klehm leads a beginner’s mushroom walk through the gardens’ native oak woodland for mycelium and fruiting bodies of mushrooms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2020
Still more majestic shalt thou rise, More dreadful from each foreign stroke; As the last blast which tears the skies Serves but to root thy native oak.
From English Songs and Ballads by Crosland, T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson)
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