The Great Common Tree
Arborist William Bryant Logan sings the praises of the oak tree in the LA Times.
“In the Bible, Abraham met the angels under an oak. The oaks of Dodona in ancient Greece spoke oracles. The oak carried Vikings to Vinland, and with oak ships, the new European nations knit the globe. Shakyamuni, the name of the historical Buddha, means ‘the sage of the oak tree people.’ The word ‘druid’ means ‘possessing oak knowledge.’”
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