Herbs - White Oak

 

White Oak, Chipped, Dried

Latin Name: Quercus robur

Family: Cupuliferae

 
Description

The oak tree is known for both its slow growth and remarkable size. King Arthur's round table was made of a single slice of an enormous oak trunk. The wood is highly valued for its hardness, as well as its indestructibility, an example being a shrine in Westminster Abbey that is over 800 years old. The acorns used to be fed to swine and in England, during times of famine, was thankfully accepted by peasants as well.

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