Adopt or gift an Oak

Scientific name: Quercus robur Common name: Oak Soaring and majestic, the oak is a deciduous, evergreen and notoriously long-lived tree belonging to the Fagaceae. Some specimens live up to 500 years! The rounded or oval crown stands on a trunk with gray-brown, initially smooth bark that tends to fill longitudinal fissures over the years. Oak leaves are lobed, differing in shape, size and color, but all have a leathery texture. In autumn they give a spectacle of color, touching shades between red and orangey yellow. What we call acorns are achenes, dried fruits with a more or less hardened pericarp containing a single seed, distinct from the pericarp itself. They are oval-elongated in shape, with a rough, woody dome covered with rhomboidal scales. Oak fruits are a food source for small rodents such as squirrels, wild boars and even pigs.