That's so cool! And they found a few of them, and they're now growing seedlings in greenhouses for eventual replanting!
Quercus tardifolia is a relic species leftover from when the climate was much cooler and wetter in the past, and can only really live in a few high-elevation spots in Texas. It's definitely still at risk of extinction due to increasing heat and drought caused by climate change, but the discovery means this species still has a chance.
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Gnarly Winter Oak - Oscar Drouge , n/d.
German , 1898 - 1983
Colour woodcut (woodblock print) on Japan paper, 15 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.
Edition unknown.
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Unknown, Japanese oak (Quercus mongolica): tree branch with acorns. Watercolor.
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Remembering that Oak has goat legs is almost as shocking to me as finding out that Holly Black confirmed that Valerian was sexually attracted to Jude.
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Peak District, United Kingdom by James Mills
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"The Folk adore Cardan, and they're terrified of my sister, two excellent things. I hope they rule Elfhame for a thousand years and then pass it down to one of a dozen offspring."
-Oak, just casually being one of us
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One last oak tree in the conifer plantation...
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