The oak tree can also call it that.

Morphological characteristics of oak trees

The oak is graceful, with a tower-shaped crown, up to 24 meters high and growing at medium speed. The crown width is 10 meters, the leaf shape is unique, the new leaf is bright red, the mature leaf is dark green, glossy, it turns orange-red in September, and the deciduous period is late. The oak is the largest flowering plant in the world, with pure white flowers and reddish stamens; it has a long life span of up to 400 years old. They all have common characteristics, the leaves are bigger than the palm of the hand, and like the hand, they hold out a few stout fingers; the fruit is nuts, one end is furry, the other is smooth, good-looking, delicious, and it is a good food for fun animals such as squirrels.

Varieties of oak trees

There are many kinds of oak, including 60 or 70 kinds, including black oak, white oak, red oak, chestnut oak, English oak and so on. Oak trees are distributed in many parts of the world, but their bark can only be used as cork under certain regional conditions-the Mediterranean climate. Portugal is called the country on the oak tree.

The use of oak trees

Landscaping. With long life and shiny leaves, oak is the largest flowering plant in the world. The plant has strong resistance and good adaptability to the environment, so it can be cultivated all over the world. it is a good landscaping material, widely planted in the streets of parks and family courtyards to provide people with cool shade and play.

Make cork. The interior of the xylem of oak bark is full of honeycomb structures. the interior of the honeycomb is full of air and has good elasticity, so it is a good material for making cork. Cork itself is very wear-resistant, and now many cylinder gaskets of engines in various countries use cork as raw material. Cork floor is a natural material, without damaging the environment, with strong sound absorption, heat insulation, pressure resistance, moth-proof, moisture-proof, and easy to clean and maintain. at the same time, the unique pattern and color of cork are elegant and beautiful and suitable to be used as ground materials. In addition, the cork moisture-proof, moth-proof, can ensure that in the dark and damp wine cellar will not pass with the years. This pure natural material has no harm to the human body, so it is widely used in the production of wine and champagne corks with a history of more than 100 years.

The growth habits of oak trees

Oak is native to North India, Malaysia and Indonesia, and is now planted all over the world.

Oak has strong resistance to stress, drought, high temperature and water humidity, frost and urban environmental pollution, strong wind resistance, like well-drained soil, but can also grow in clayey soil.