Oak trees live for a very long time, aging to hundreds of years old.  They grow slowly, taking 20 years or more to reach sexual maturity.  Still, they do not begin to produce abundant acorns until after 50 or so.  Eventually they become among the tallest in the forest, topping a hundred feet. Perhaps this is why the ancients sought the advice of the old oak when making important decisions. He knows his history and has a wide perspective on things.  His bark, as it develops, grows with shallow fissures in a range of gray colors.  His leaves are spirally arranged upon the branches.  They have graceful lobed leaves, and in late autumn turn a deep red color before they fall.  His flowers bloom in May with male catkins and small female blossoms, but it is the acorn in the fall that is his pride and joy.  The cup-like top usually contains a single seed.  It feeds a vast number of woodland inhabitants.  He is a steadfast provider, enduring and fair.  It is likely that the word “Druid”  comes from the translation ‘Wise person of the oak’. 

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