#oak trees

[rebeccathenaturalist]

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.

[illustratus]

[futurebird]

The Ants Who Build Barns for their Livestock

Everyone knows that ants are excellent little architects building homes of leaves & silk, or from paper from dead leaves (called "carton" similar to material made by wasps) and, of course, homes in soil or tree cavities.

But, some ants will also build homes for their livestock. Little brown ants who live in English Oaks build barns out of moss to house their favorite aphids and accompany their heard to and from the pasture each night. (the pasture is in the tree)

[nobrashfestivity]

Robert Zünd, Eichenwald (Oak Forest), 1882 oil on canvas. 119 × 159 cm - Kunsthaus (Zürich, Switzerland)

[pamietniko]

Bonaventure Cemetery

Savannah, Georgia

[wild-raven-and-crow]

Munin wedged herself between the roof and headrest, and looked at the views.

The morning clouds were beautiful.

We drove to town for errands, Munin making many friends as usual.

The sunset going home was even better.

Munin settled on the headrest again, this time to sleep.

[chasingrainbowsforever]

~ Black | White | Blue ~

[huariqueje]

Winter Oak Leaves  -  Dennis Gordon

American , b. 1954  - 

Woodcut , 16 x 22 , Ed.585

[tygerland]

Théodore Rousseau Les Chênes d'Apremont. 1852. Oil on canvas: 63 × 99 cm (25 × 39 in).

[fungusqueen]

Blue-staining Bolete sp. and Russula sp. from last winter

[silvaris]

The structures of oaks by Martin Podt

[illustratus]

Oak Tree on a Northern Beach by Leopold Rothaug

[sugaryewscythe]

with the guardian oaks in the wild of the wood 🐉 。°˖ ✧

[wolvenwool]

[thelordismylightandmysalvation]

Angel Oak ~ St. John's Island, South Carolina ~ Estimated to be about 400 years old.

My Photo

[huariqueje]

Summer Afternoon - Stephen McMillan , 2020.

American, b. 1949 -

Aquatint etching , 18 x 12 in, Ed. 200.