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r m
wa
and fertile
not very s
nsitive as regards inundations
cause its highest d
on sandy soil if it is su
one
the mos t exacting indig
on southern than on northern
The s
ssile oak is somewhat less exac
and requires a little less moistu
r er and drier soils than
on poo
as copp
ce
the oak is less exacting t
tree
The st
m
strong branches c omparativ
spreading crown
a dvancing age
root system is deep going with a s trong tap
height gr
wt
faster than that of beech
h er beech or oak
up
h
ight dep
nds on the locality
a total h
ight of more than
able conditions
high
It attain s a great age
reaches a la
follo ws under a rotation
l
y
L
r
A
requires a soil which is deep
it accommodates itself to moist soil
velopment
ciently moist
the oak has a d ecided tendency to divide into
h ich b
w
The branch
h during youth i s moderately fas
as
r ge diame
er
l
y
b
OAK
but it i s also found on clay
nous sp
a spects
r e in
pedunc
h an if grown as a timber
ly low down
comes fl at or
s
gnarled and knee
which b
fore midd l
ultimately reach the greatest
G enerally
fee
ormandy
it grows up to
even up to
volume increment is as
r s
yea
l p
b
l
at least fresh
r til
e
loamy soil s
the whole it is
cies
It thrives better
ing as regards fertility
soil
henc
late oak
r ming a la r ge
fo
r ound
d
age catches it
oak doe s not reach
U
r specially favour
nde
years
b
l y d
h
d
ll
and i s
and
it is fo und
If grown
with
bent
root
Its
somewhat
feet
f
b
d
g
h
g
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