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bengz6westmd

Interesting article on oak dominance

6 years ago

Title says it. I can attest, oaks most common trees in the Appalachians for sure:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-oak-trees-evolved-to-rule-the-forests-of-the-northern-hemisphere/

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  • 6 years ago

    'Kreider' burr oak bought from OIKOS certainly dominates its part of my lot after 15 yrs.

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