Dendrology
The taxonomic family that houses the oak species
What is Fagaceae?
This famous British oak tree serves as a hiding place for Robin Hood and his Merry Men when hiding from the Sherriff of Nottingham.
What is the Major Oak?
This layer of cells produces increases in the diameter or thickness of tree stems and roots
What is cambium OR vascular cambium layer?
A fairly quick and easy way to test the viability of acorns
What is flotation?
This part of an oak tree was traditionally used to treat hemorrhoids and varicose veins
What is the bark?
Oak species with bristle-tipped lobes belong to this group of oaks
What is the red oak group?
At about 500 years old, this oak was struck by lightning, and burned hollowed. It was then taken as a sign from God, and two chapels were erected within it.
What is the Chapel Oak?
These cells in the growth rings are what categorize oaks as ring-porous.
What are vessels?
White oak (Quercus alba) acorns begin to germinate in this season
What is autumn/fall?
The world's oldest still-commissioned naval warship is constructed of white oak (Quercus alba), and nicknamed "Old Ironsides"
What is the USS Constitution?
A species of oak named for the star-shaped trichomes on the underside of the leaves.
What is post oak (Quercus stellata)?
This tree is the sole survivor of a group of live oaks (Quercus virginiana) known as the "Council Oaks"
What is the Treaty Oak?
Located near the tip of the terminal leader, this group of cells divides to produce increases in stem length and overall tree height
What is shoot apical meristem (SAM)?
A growth pattern exhibited by juvenile oaks in which multiple growth flushes and resting periods occur in a single growing season
What is semi-determinate growth OR recurring flushes?
This oak plays a special role in preserving wine
What is cork oak (Quercus suber)?
What are buds?
Said to be the world's oldest living oak
What is the Pechanga great oak?
A pattern observed in cross sections of oak stems in which the pores are organized into concentric rings
What is ring porous?
A type of seed, like inside the acorn, that can’t tolerate desiccation or freezing
What is recalcitrant?
These structure kept ships built with Quercus alba afloat and prevented Quercus alba barrels from leaking wine, whiskey, and other liquids
What are tyloses/tylose plugs?
Due to their tolerance of flooding, overcup oaks (Quercus lyrata) tend to occur in these forests that develop on low-lying sites
What are bottomland hardwoods?
Before it's demise in 2002, this white oak (Quercus alba) was said to be the largest white oak in the US
What is the Wye Oak?
The tissue layer in leaves that carries out the greatest amount of photosynthesis
What is palisade parenchyma OR chlorenchyma?
The pattern in which the cotyledons of oaks and other large-seeded species remain below the soil surface following germination
What is hypogeous germination?
This phenolic mix of compound is important for preserving hides and enhancing their durability
What are tannins?