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biome: forest

Oak trees are a type of deciduous tree. These are broad-leaved trees that shed all their leaves during one season. Forests which are primarily composed of deciduous trees are called deciduous forests. Oak trees can live 200 or more years. The largest oak tree of record is the Wye oak. It is believed to be more than 400 years old, and it measures 9 meters (~ 32 feet) in circumference, it is 31 meters (~ 105 feet) tall with a crown spread of 48.1 meters (~ 158 feet).

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LINKS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak
http://www.2020site.org/trees/oak-tree.html


classification: looks like it has stiff bark