oak

Oaks are trees in the genus Quercus of the beech family.

• According to Douglas Tallamy in Nature’s Best Hope, oaks have the distinction of supporting more other species than any other tree.
• When masting (a period of above-average seed production that happens unpredictably every 5 or so years), a mature oak (40-120 years old) can produce upwards of 10,000 acorns