#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]

[tofreezetime]

talking trees

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[huariqueje]

Days End in California Hills - Susan Adamé

American , b. 1949 -

Acrylic on canvas, 16 x 16 in.

[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)

[chasingrainbowsforever]

~ Light and Shadow ~

[pamietniko]

Bonaventure Cemetery

Savannah, Georgia

[artemisblackwing]

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.

[thegimmicky]

Big Minecraft Oak Tree

[illustratus]

Oak Forest by Remigius Adrianus Haanen

[tofreezetime]

sun still warm

[rebeccathenaturalist]

I know I talk up the tallgrass prairie at Konza, but the Flint Hills and beyond were historically dotted by stands of oaks in the bottomlands. Because water would collect in the hollows between hills, these allowed a different, less dry-tolerant ecosystem to thrive and offer much-needed shade and shelter to many species not found out in the open grassland. I recognize some of the species that also grow in the Ozarks, but there are always new friends for me to make here whenever I have the chance to visit.

[huariqueje]

Winter Oak Leaves  -  Dennis Gordon

American , b. 1954  - 

Woodcut , 16 x 22 , Ed.585

[fungusqueen]

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

[chasingrainbowsforever]

~ Black | White | Blue ~