oak
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Woody plants that are commonly eaten or damaged by deer, including young oak trees, showed signs of recovery and growth.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
But reports by the Forestry Commission and Enfield Council found the oak was healthy and posed no risk, with potentially hundreds of years to live.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
It features oak flooring, an open floor plan, contemporary finishes, and walls of glass.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
I end my visit to Trump Doral sitting on a stool upholstered with burgundy leather and dark oak at Champions Bar and Grill, the central social club on the Trump Doral campus.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
She produced a bowl of rainwater and a soft cloth, made from shredded and woven oak leaves.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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California oaks showed a different seasonal schedule but the same overall pattern.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Some credit the oaks and redwoods at Aldersgate for saving the property from the Palisades fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
He also likes to bring the outdoors in, pointing to the views of the estate’s grand oaks and pool from the second-floor bedroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
This contrasts soon, however, with the surviving oaks, shown standing grandly among empty, otherwise deserted streets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
Under the live oaks, shaded and dusky, the maidenhair flourished and gave a good smell, and under the mossy banks of the water courses whole clumps of five-fingered ferns and goldy-backs hung down.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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