Adopt A Tree Project

1. Adopt A Tree Project Shayloh Felder Keith Miller

2. Basic Information • Common Name: Southern Red Oak • Scientific Name: Quercus Falcata • Average Height: 70-80 ft • Average D.B.H.: 24-36 in • Average Life Span: 150 years

3. Uses For The Bark of Southern Red Oak • Furniture • Veneer • Flooring • Wood Paneling

4. Poem Tree Tall Slim Growing Budding Existing Oxygen Leaves Roots Ground Drooping Falling Trembling Moist Strong Green

5. Factors That Limit Growth • People • Pollution • Moisture • Sunlight

6. Other Interesting Facts • The Southern Red Oak is 102 feet tall • This tree also grows in other states, like Maryland, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas • Acorns in the red oak family mature in 18 months   • The tree is sometimes called either a Spanish Oak or a Swamp Red Oak • The dark brown to black bark is ridged and furrowed and resembles Cherry bark, to some extent

7. Things We Liked About The Project • It was fun doing research on our tree • We had fun every time we went to see what new changes were discovered on our tree • We just liked everything about our tree overall