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KNOW YOUR OAKS

ENGLISH OR COMMON OAK, QUERCUS ROBUR

single tree can live for almost 1,000 years and support more biodiversity than any other British plant. If given space, the common oak has the capacity to grow as wide as it is tall, with weighty boughs and thick, almost scaly bark. The leaves have deep, rounded

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