Nearly one-third of all oak species threatened with extinction, report says

Mongabay
Feb 12, 2021, 11:29 am201 pts
The priest class of the ancient European Celtic societies drew their name, the Druids, from the word for oak, revered as “the tree of life.” The Greek god Zeus and the Norse god Thor are both associated with the mighty oak. And today, under the oak-lined avenues of New Orleans, groups of Mardi Gras revelers…

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