An Extraordinary Tree

Why are oak trees everywhere?

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May 31, 2005, 10:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Trees are the tallest, the most massive and the longest-lived creatures on Earth. But oaks hold none of the records. The oak is not the tallest tree...Neither is the oak the most massive tree...The oak is not the oldest tree...The oak is not the strongest tree...And the oak is far from the fastest-growing tree...So what is so special about oaks? Nothing at all.Then why are oaks everywhere?"

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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