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3 unusual facts about red oak


Kalyn Free

Free was born in Red Oak, Oklahoma, and after she graduated from law school she began her legal career by going to work for the United States Department of Justice; she was the youngest attorney ever hired by the DOJ.

Red Oak, Illinois

Red Oak is a small unincorporated community located along Richland Creek in Buckeye Township, Stephenson County, Illinois.

Red Oak, Texas

Red Oak was also the exterior location for filming "True Stories", a film by David Byrne of Talking Heads released in 1986.


Lignum vitae

On the Janka Scale of Hardness, which measures hardness of woods, lignum vitae ranks highest of the trade woods, with a Janka hardness of 4500 lbf (compared with African Blackwood at 2940 lbf, Hickory at 1820 lbf, red oak at 1290 lbf, Yellow Pine at 690 lbf, and Balsa at 325 lbf).

Lonoke, Arkansas

According to local legend, the town was named for a large red oak tree that was found while trees were being chopped down in order to build houses.

Ovilla, Texas

Boxcar Willie was born in the area surrounding Ovilla; the overpass at Interstate 35E and FM 664 in Red Oak is named in his memory.

Papineau-Labelle Wildlife Reserve

Besides several softwood species (such as fir, spruce, pine, cedar and hemlock), other hardwood species present include: red oak, beech, linden, elm, and ash.

Texas State Technical College System

TSTC also operates campuses in Harlingen (with a branch in Ingleside), Marshall (with a branch in Red Oak to open in 2014), and West Texas (with campuses in Abilene, Breckenridge, Brownwood, and Sweetwater), as well as TSTC Corporate College, which operates customized training programs for specific industries.

Tri-tip

Shortly thereafter, it became a local specialty in Santa Maria, California, rubbed with salt, pepper, fresh garlic, and other seasonings, grilled directly over red oak wood to medium-rare.


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Datana major

The larvae mainly feed on Rhododendron and Andromeda polifolia, but have also been recorded on apple, blueberry and Red Oak.

Hill Country State Natural Area

The majority of the preserve is covered by Texas Live Oak (Quercus fusiformis) and Ashe Juniper (Juniperus ashei)...commonly called "cedar"... woodlands, Live Oak savannah, Texas Red Oak (Quercus buckleyi) woodlands, and open grasslands composed primarily of Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula and Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium).

Satyrium caryaevorum

The larvae feed on the leaves of Bitternut Hickory (Carya cordiformis), Butternut (Juglans cinerea), Red Oak (Quercus rubra), White Ash (Fraxinus americana), and hawthorn (Crataegus sp.).

Trigalloyl glucose

Trigalloyl glucoses can be found in oaks species like the North American white oak (Quercus alba) and European red oak (Quercus robur).