Live oak (Quercus virginiana) Plant Guide

an ideal choice for use with various robust structural elements of wooden ships, prior to the use of steel. The USS Constitution earned the name “Old Ironsides” when cannon balls launched by the HMS Guerriere in August, 1812, were observed bouncing off the Constitution’s hull, which was partly constructed of live oak (Wood, 1981). ................
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