| 单词 | live oak |
| 例句 | I took a deep breath, my back stretching tall like a live oak. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The live oaks got a crusty look and the sage-brush was gray. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The hum of those insects and the twisting limbs of the live oaks stayed with us long after we'd gone north again, beating in us almost like a second heart. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Like the time I fell out of the big live oak tree near our house and couldn’t breathe. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Huge live oaks shaded the valley, and the earth had a richness and a greenness foreign to this part of the country. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They parked in the shadows beneath a live oak directly in front of B barracks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon, they were creeping down an infrequently traveled dirt road lined with palmettos and mossy live oaks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He threaded among willows and sycamores and wild blackberry vines in the riverbed, patted the trunks of live oak and scrub oak, madrone, laurel, toyon. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Please, Jezebel, just go. Under the big live oak. Maybe you can do something before I can get Mama.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Down the road from Belhaven is white Woodland Hills, then Sherwood Forest, which is miles a big live oaks with the moss hanging down. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She walked down the steps and into the shade of a live oak. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Everyone in the city knew it, from bus stops and benches and lawn signs; it was as common in New Orleans as live oak or royal fern. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z We walked faster the closer we got to home, where the live oak trees spread their branches wide, giving cooling relief from the sun’s embrace. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z When she could bear it no longer, she joined the knot of girls under the live oak in a corner of the schoolyard. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z As Harriet watched these men parade through the sandy streets, shaded by the tremendous live oaks, one thousand ex-slaves marching in unison, she was overcome by emotion. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Huge live oak trees lined each side of the road, with dangling beards of Spanish moss hanging from each branch. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z No animal moved about, neither grass-eater nor predator, and the air was so still that the dark limbs and leaves of the live oaks stood unmoving against the Milky Way. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She was usually like a live oak, tall and strong against hurricane-force winds. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z That was a woody hill with live oaks dark green against the parched grass where the coyotes sang on moonlit nights. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew that they grew around old live oak trees. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Two men who were sitting on their shoulderblades under a huge live oak tree almost sat upright at the tone of his voice. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Stands of palmettos and live oaks met the car as the road ribboned out straight in its last sprint to the barrier islands. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the live oaks, shaded and dusky, the maidenhair flourished and gave a good smell, and under the mossy banks of the water courses whole clumps of five-fingered ferns and goldy-backs hung down. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The live oak was so big, I imagined you could see it from space. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z They could see the rounded green tops of the great live oaks. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I sat alone on the marsh bank for a while, my back against the thick trunk of the old live oak we called the boar hog tree. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I followed Burke to the big live oak beside the Good Night, Sleep Tight. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Um, a mastic tree,” said one, and the other, “Well, gee, I guess it was a live oak.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He has added new plants and trees that are saltwater resilient: a golden dawn redwood, three willows, a bald cypress, a white oak, a live oak and bamboo. | Shelter From the Storm 2014-05-02T16:34:39Z We drove to the northern side of the park, passing a turtle-crossing sign and some ancient live oaks. Not those gators: Improbable fauna 10 minutes from downtown Gainesville 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Our favorite spot, a wide clearing tucked between the octopus arms of a massive live oak, was free. On Cumberland Island, you don’t have to choose between roughing it and pampering yourself 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z “Palmettos burn hot and fast. These live oaks are hundreds of years old.” Last Stop on the Way to the Cosmos? No Thanks. 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z In another, a golfer in knickers surveys a shot from the branch of a live oak as a cloud seems close to enveloping him. Rodney Smith, Whimsical Photographer, Dies at 68 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Mockingbirds, blue jays, hummingbirds and butterflies pirouette through its palms, live oaks, maples and cypress trees. Like Joseph Stella’s Paintings? You’ll Love These Botanical Gardens. 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z The path winding through them is peaceful and shaded by live oaks, some with hammocks between them should your feet become tired from slack-lining or ambling through the hotel’s sprawling grounds. Namaste, y’all: Kicking back at a Texas-style New Age resort in Austin 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z When the breeze rises, it shifts the lights and shadows under the cabbage palms and live oaks. ‘The Yearling’ author’s homestead is a doorway to a quirky Florida subculture 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Take a private boat or the Caladesi Connection ferry to stroll the 3-mile beach, kayak its mangrove trails, or hike under live oaks. The South?s Most Secret Beaches 2010-03-26T17:07:00Z Gnarled live oaks, like aging centurions, stand draped with loosely spooled Spanish moss. The Personalities of Natchez 2010-04-07T20:54:00Z We set up along the Guadalupe, Pedernales and Frio rivers of central Texas, erected our tents beneath colossal cypress and live oaks, and stalked the cool water for bass and channel cats. How going camping saved my sanity – and made me a better father 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z In another, a family of slaves hang from the branches of a sprawling live oak tree as Nina Simone sings "Strange Fruit." 'Birth of a Nation' confronts America's racial past and present 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z A big old gnarled southern live oak covered in Spanish moss and hung with fog — its thick knotted roots seemed to suggest the importance of tradition, of staying rooted within the label’s history. | Lanvin Wins! 2011-03-05T21:23:29Z Near Downtown, the live oak–canopied Museum District is anchored by the adventurous Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, and the august MFAH, which in the coming years will add two new buildings by Steven Holl Architects. How Houston Reinvented Itself as a Cultural Powerhouse 2014-02-28T05:00:00Z A guard in military uniform directed us past a white plantation house with sweeping balconies and Corinthian columns, through an avenue of live oaks, old and gnarled, and draped with Spanish moss, to the infirmary. My father's bittersweet homecoming: A family visit to the institution that treated him for leprosy 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z The tiny cottages — painted colorful hues and surrounded by lush palmettos, banana plants, hibiscus and sprawling live oak trees — are largely clustered in the blocks west of the boardwalk and main downtown area. Savoring the old-school charm of Carolina Beach, one of North Carolina’s oldest beach towns 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z Darrell Huckaby was camping last year on Jekyll Island, Ga., when he and his wife saw what he described as “thousands of lights dancing in the Spanish moss” of live oak trees. Let It Glow! With Lasers, a Holiday Home Decorating Craze Takes Off 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z “With live oaks overhead, there’s always shade in the series of rooms,” Tres says. Dallas Like a Local 2010-09-16T18:31:00Z Accessed by a gravel road lined with live oaks, the garden isn’t as ornate as one might expect. Following Audubon?s Footsteps in Louisiana 2010-04-15T21:58:00Z The sprawling plantation property, with cypresses, live oaks and draping Spanish moss, was built in 1796 by Gen. David Bradford and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Like a good scare? Here are five haunted hotels with stories fit for true-crime files. 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Marcia Neblett, Savannah, Ga. With its storied mansions, live oaks dripping with Spanish moss, historic squares and cobblestone boulevards — not to mention some of the finest seafood in the South — Savannah is a Southern gem. Q&A: Savannah for Parents in Their 70s 2010-08-05T16:00:00Z In the shade of a live oak hung with Spanish moss was the Mercer family plot, Johnny’s crypt adorned with wilted roses and dotted by seashells. 2010-01-29T14:51:00Z Ragged, fully grown trident maples and moss-draped live oaks populated the grounds. Father's Day, every day, with my disabled son 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z Point Clear, AL Part country club, part resort and spa, this Mobile Bay retreat is shaded by live oaks and Spanish moss. Best Fall Beach Deals 2011-08-24T13:20:01.977Z Two hundred years ago, French-speaking Afro-Creole free people of color owned much of the property along Esplanade, a broad boulevard shaded by massive, gnarled live oak trees. Descendants Tell Stories of Free People of Color 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Its roof, consisting of translucent plastic panels attached to wood framing, mimics the Quonset hut’s roof and provides both natural sunlight and views of the area's live oaks and marshlands. Quonset Hut Transformation 2010-10-18T19:13:00Z The romantic Spanish moss that hangs from the branches of live oaks in the Coastal South is actually an air plant. Take It Easy with Air Plants 2014-02-03T18:20:04.376Z Also known as coast live oak, the red oak is a slow-growing evergreen with dark, sharp-toothed leaves and flowers that droop down like tiny garlands in the spring. In Search of the California Barbecue Tradition 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z We swung through the countryside, past crayfish farms and live oaks dripping with Spanish moss, the sky rolling out before us like a giant gray blanket. Explorer: In Cajun Country, in Search of the Boucherie 2011-06-03T18:55:00Z The park’s western edge features a majestic formal garden and a historic home under long-armed live oaks. The South?s Most Secret Beaches 2010-03-26T17:07:00Z Gone were the mules, and even the live oaks. My Harper Lee pilgrimage: Visiting Monroeville, in search of “Mockingbird’s” essence 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Farther north, I drive through hills dotted with live oaks where the rugged landscape of the Edwards Plateau juts up abruptly from the prairie and U.S. Driving Through the Heart of Texas 2010-03-24T20:56:00Z Then there’s Central Florida, a scrubby swath of live oak hammocks and sandy pine woods that defy all the tourist clichés. Cultured Traveler: Zora Neale Hurston?s Florida 2010-03-31T18:01:00Z Milliken beautifully portrays this combustible social biome among the live oak, eucalyptus and chaparral lining nearby hillsides. In the Canyons of Southern California, a Rocky Coming-of-Age 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z I joined a tour, which started under an ancient live oak tree, where the very knowledgeable guide — a young man born and bred in the area — rattled off a complete history of the place. Looking for Clementine Hunter’s Louisiana 2013-06-14T20:04:57Z Beautiful old homes, sheltered by towering live oaks, give the neighborhood a lush feel. Mardi Gras in Mobile — where it started 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z There were cypresses, live oaks and olive trees among the 200 species of plants found on the grounds. ‘The Ranch’: In Mexico, a spa’s luxury inspires a cultish devotion 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z We drove on, out of the Coronado National Forest, live oaks greening the mountainsides, and through Fort Huachuca, an Army base. Linda Ronstadt’s Borderland 2013-12-27T17:32:15Z So now Savannah’s antebellum beauty of live oaks and elegant squares coexists with cool shops and innovative restaurants. 36 Hours in Savannah, Ga. 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z In “Mockingbird,” Boo leaves little gifts for Scout and her brother, Jem, in the knothole of a similar live oak. My Harper Lee pilgrimage: Visiting Monroeville, in search of “Mockingbird’s” essence 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Gina and I find them clustered in a live oak, one of the friendlier climbing species I’ve seen, with broad, low branches and Spanish moss hanging from outstretched limbs. From canopy walk to gator-filled waters, this Florida park offers wildlife aplenty 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Opened in 2010 in a thicket of live oaks, the museum encompasses brick-and-steel pavilions, twisted egg-shaped pods, and examples of 19th-century vernacular architecture, with galleries on African American art, ceramics, and Gulf Coast history. The 16 Best Small-Town Museums in the U.S. 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z We stand and look at it for a time, too, in the spring sunshine, among the live oaks and the cedars swaying in a gentle breeze. In Warrenton, Va., the Mosby Museum illuminates the Gray Ghost The federal government bought the island in 1800 to harvest live oaks for Navy ships. Georgia’s Sea Islands: A destination worth the paddle 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Selby Gardens is loaded with palms from around the world, live oaks, sea grapes, orchids and hardy, colorful bromeliads, tropical and subtropical trees, shrubs and ferns. A Florida Garden Brings Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Work to Life, in Bloom 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z They found an abandoned hog farm in Flatonia, Tex., with lots of live oak trees, which drop acorns in the fall and winter, similar to the pig- fattening season in Spain called la montanera. Can U.S. farms produce pork from a prized Spanish breed? When pigs fly. 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z You can also take in the Chopins’ residence — eventually, Kate Chopin and her husband, Oscar, had six children — at 1413 Louisiana Street, a graceful house, shaded by enormous live oaks. Literary Louisiana 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z More menace, but no less wonder at phenomena like “the ardent live oak,” or the raging sea gulls, “all of them mothers.” Lauren Groff Reveals the Stormy Side of the Sunshine State 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z This 300-year-old live oak tree, the tallest in the historic district, shelters the garden of a private residence at 208 East Hall Street. Secrets of Savannah's Historic District 2010-04-07T20:54:00Z As they approached the minister in front of gathered family, friends and local art lovers, the duo dragged behind them a wagon with a live oak sapling planted in a pot. When two guys married a tree 2013-01-29T12:45:00Z The gnarled arms of live oaks arc over rows of historical homes full of heirlooms. Where to have breakfast, lunch and dinner in Savannah, Ga. 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z It wraps around Louisiana and Mississippi like a ribbon of live oaks, shrimpboats, and colorful towns. Get Away This Weekend?For Less 2010-05-31T17:12:00Z But the lush 15-acre park overlooking the Matanzas River and St. Augustine Inlet is actually a delightful and informative place to pass a few hours among the majestic live oak trees and preening peacocks. 36 Hours in St. Augustine 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z On this remote barrier island accessible only by boat, a labyrinth of gnarled live oak branches shields 16 campsites from the sun and sea breezes. These Are America's Prettiest Beach Campsites 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z In the heart of the Historic District, you’ll find The Floridian restaurant, with indoor and outdoor seating on quiet Spanish Street, which is lined with moss-draped live oak trees. 36 Hours in St. Augustine 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z The house where V and I sat with live oaks waving outside in the salt air is now sold; her marriage, busted; the dog, buried in the sandy soil; our paper alphabets, lost. Confessions of a synesthete: What it's like experiencing the alphabet in full color 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z The cruciform brick church, with a large circular window over its entrance, sits in a quiet church graveyard shaded by enormous live oaks and magnolias. Take an architectural walking tour of Norfolk 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Tailgating is a campus-wide party set under the sweeping live oaks, and Tiger fans know their food. These Are the Best Towns for College Football 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z Green live oaks dotted the otherwise desiccated landscape while the Pacific Ocean glittered below. Volunteers wanted: Must love Santa Barbara's great outdoors. And sheep 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Two new live oaks were planted in 2015 but both were removed after being damaged by fire while celebrating a win over LSU. Celebrating Auburn fans can once again heave toilet paper into Toomer’s Oaks 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Jacarandas are pretty, but there are other L.A. trees to love: deodar cedar, coast live oak, Moreton Bay fig and more. Listen up, lavender lovers: The Lavender Festival is in full bloom 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Lipkis says coast live oak provides habitat, shade, cleaner air and effective water management come drought or deluge. 8 L.A. trees to love that aren't jacarandas 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z In 52 acres of the cemetery’s ancestral forest, you can choose to be planted with live oak, cypress, jacaranda, canary pine, palm or ginkgo trees. Become a diamond or get launched into space — 7 alternatives to burial or cremation 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z Beside the Spanish-moss-draped live oaks, whose canopies are so thick that a cloudless sky hardly peeps through, stands Joanna Heyward, a soft-spoken cultural center volunteer with tight black curls and a warm smile. On U.S. Barrier Islands, African-Rooted Traditions Protect Against a Relentlessly Rising Ocean 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Tangled stories of love and murder drip like Spanish moss from the live oaks in the Lowcountry of South Carolina, marking the stillness of time. Murdaugh verdict: Jury of ordinary citizens in South Carolina shows us the way 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z TreePeople is offering five varieties of native trees saplings for “adoption” — only one per household — including coast live oak, scrub oak, valley oak, toyon and southern black walnut. Has wildflower shaming gone too far? How to find the best blooms without the drama 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Much of the initial work by project scientists focused on common species such as fence lizards and live oaks that manage to prosper in regions slammed by the ugliest weather California has to offer. Geneticists are advancing the cause of conservation with a new breed of sanctuary 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z But the fossil record of oak trees — specifically, a type called coast live oak — tells a different story, of resilience through tumultuous times. Using Fossils to Bring a River Covered in Concrete Back to Life 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z When he and his wife, Charlotte, moved to Pasadena last year, they were excited to find a rental in a family-friendly neighborhood filled with single-family homes and majestic live oak trees. How one renter swapped his lawn for a drought-tolerant family retreat 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z But the craggy branches of the stout live oaks in the Lowcountry remain unbending, unswayed — just like stiff justice from a jury of ordinary citizens in a Colleton County courtroom. Murdaugh verdict: Jury of ordinary citizens in South Carolina shows us the way 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Each square bears a name, and although details vary, they tend to share common traits of stately live oaks, often draped with delicate Spanish moss. Savannah, Ga., keeps the past alive while embracing change 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Even in a place like Griffith Park, with its scenic routes that twist through a chaparral expanse of sycamores and live oaks. L.A. just banned cars from a major Griffith Park road. Will it save cyclists' lives? 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Longer growing seasons, for example, could allow farmers to grow new crops, though summer droughts could pose a challenge; beautiful Southern trees such as live oaks could thrive here. Opinion | The D.C. area, with planning, can be a climate refuge 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Though most of the trees were reserved for pickup, some were available for same-day adoption — coast live oaks, Canary Island pines, a crape myrtle with showy summer flowers. L.A. needs 90,000 trees to battle extreme heat. Will residents step up to plant them? 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z When he and his wife, Charlotte, moved to Pasadena last year, they were excited to find a rental in a family-friendly neighborhood filled with single family homes and majestic live oak trees. How one renter swapped his lawn for a drought-tolerant family retreat 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z A Coast live oak tree planted next to the circular fire pit she designed and built will eventually offer shade during hot Burbank summers. On a block full of lawns, she ditched grass for a DIY drought-tolerant oasis 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Growing up in Northern California, I found comfort, solitude, wonder and adventure amongst grand live oaks, towering coast redwoods, stout Jeffrey pines, walnut orchards and lovely mature gardens. ‘I had to prove myself worthy of being there’: Readers share their experiences in the outdoors 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z I checked into an adorable white-walled cottage at the Crews Inn, a bed-and-breakfast housed in a 1908 home with a wraparound porch shaded by towering live oak trees. Exploring Ocracoke, on North Carolina’s Outer Banks 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z The view from the benches, out across native coast live oaks to the San Gabriel Mountains, summons a sense of the land’s long history, its shifting stewards and changing uses, says Carr. With four L.A. shows, Enrique Martínez Celaya displays the breadth of his artistic range 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Strolling along with other Mardi Gras revelers among the live oaks in Bienville Square. Opinion | After two pandemic years, ‘Folly chasing Death’ takes on a new Mardi Gras meaning 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Colorful beads in purple, green and gold drape the live oaks along St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans to usher in the Mardi Gras season. Mardi Gras: Mobile, Ala., offers a family-friendly alternative to New Orleans 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z In and around the stadium, the focus is on California, including California sycamores, coast live oaks, blue hesper palms and island snapdragons. How SoFi Stadium's landscape designer is transforming Los Angeles' urban grid 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z There, the people gathered around the back of the green, sitting on folding chairs and right down in the pine straw under the pines and the live oaks, waiting for the Woodses. Team Daly edges Team Woods at a PNC Championship that somehow manages a little suspense 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z She picked out a live oak, a Shumard oak and a magnolia, and she said she looked forward to their growing and filling the void left by the pear trees. A tree that was once the suburban ideal has morphed into an unstoppable villain 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z In a short, grainy cellphone video shot by Bryan as he drove his pickup truck, Arbery can be seen running along a sun-dappled street shaded by live oak trees toward a parked pickup truck. Three men guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Though Pollman’s has three storefronts, the downtown shop is centrally located along a parade route, just a block from Bienville Square, a city park trimmed with live oaks and a cast-iron fountain. Mardi Gras: Mobile, Ala., offers a family-friendly alternative to New Orleans 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z In the video taken by Bryan, Arbery can be seen running along a winding road shaded by live oak trees toward a parked pickup truck. Nearly all-white jury begins deliberations in Ahmaud Arbery case 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z The arc of that history is not immediately evident under the school’s verdant live oaks, some of which date back to the days when a plantation house dominated the rural landscape. Texas Lawmakers, After a Rightward Shift, Plan for More of the Same 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z My father, who relaxed after work by watering his trees, absolutely should have become a live oak. Opinion | Cremation or composting? I’d consider the latter. 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The gangly live oak trees in the court square are mesmerizing to some observers, but to others they’re a painful reminder of past lynchings. Grab him up, take him to the river: Inside a KKK murder plot 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z Rose garden, greenhouse, playhouse, garage with workshop, sago palms and live oaks. Inside the Beltway: J.D. Vance says let’s ‘rebuild the country’ 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z At 7-foot-4, with a reach as wide as a Texas live oak and hands like baseball mitts, Dallas’ center owns much of the airspace near the rim. Clippers can't contain Luka Doncic, lose Game 5 and control of series 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z If you have the space, live oak trees are habitat stars, providing food, shelter and nesting materials for a wide variety of insects and wildlife. Your bird feeder is canceled. Attract birds with these 13 native plants instead 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z A few blocks inland sits a cluster of modest older houses, called the Village, shaded by live oaks, Eastern red cedars and wax myrtles. Tiny Town, Big Decision: What Are We Willing to Pay to Fight the Rising Sea? 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z Some day the olive grove will be a shady spot, along with the path lined with young coast live oaks, but for now, bring a hat if you’re worried about too much sun. These Ventura gardens were barely planted when a fire burned through. Now they're reborn 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z At the construction site the live oak that appeared my age when I became a father was now being dismembered. Poem: Gemini 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Trees and debris blocked many streets, particularly the large thoroughfares known for their canopies of live oak trees. Zeta Knocks Out Power to 2 Million 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Across the street, a large live oak flattened his neighbor’s house while no one was home. Storm-ravaged southwestern Louisiana takes stock of damage after Delta 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z Today, most see Bruce’s Beach as a pretty park with jasmine and coastal live oak overlooking the sea. Manhattan Beach was once home to Black beachgoers, but the city ran them out. Now it faces a reckoning 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z This choral and instrumental composition by Pete M. Wyer was inspired by the gardens’ coast live oaks and is broadcast over 72 speakers throughout the Camelia Forest. Garden Calendar: What you can go, see and do in Southern California 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z Three of them are restricted to the Americas: the red, golden cup and southern live oaks. How Oak Trees Evolved to Rule the Forests of the Northern Hemisphere 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z The 124-acre property lies along the Pamlico Sound on the highest part of the island, where gnarled live oaks more than 200 years old grow. Group looks to expand trails on tract where pirate partied 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Before, I was always thinking, “Oh, that's a pleasant little neighborhood,” because of all the Spanish moss and live oaks. ‘I can't even enjoy this.’ #BlackBirdersWeek organizer shares her struggles as a black scientist 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z A rustic family home hugged by the Santa Catalina Mountains and 200-year-old California live oak trees, it groups neighboring structures into a compound to share with family and friends. Architect William Hefner's California style: luxury mixed with simplicity 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z Only one shopper wore a mask, and the loudest noises were from songbirds perched in the live oak trees along the deserted pedestrian thoroughfares. Texas back in business? Barely, y'all, as malls, restaurants empty 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z There are plants and a live oak that provides shade. From The Archive: Ben Hogan Today - Golf Digest 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z A well-known live oak some 200 years old at the end of the trail leans a little more than it did before the storm. Group looks to expand trails on tract where pirate partied 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Moss-drenched live oaks and cottages with wide porches fill the compact, waterfront neighborhood. Black Democrats in South Carolina want to see a plan to beat Trump 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Many of Washington’s homes, live oaks and cemeteries are also listed on historic registers. Louisiana town celebrates 300 years; hopes to boost economy 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z Sand live oaks are smaller, scrubbier, and are generally found in sandy soil such as beaches, barrier island and coastal ridges, Fontenot told The Associated Press. Nicholls State growing coast-adapted plants for restoration 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z Foliage of mature trees hundreds of years old, including live oaks and beeches, melds with newer plantings supervised by the town’s arborist, who encourages residents not to cut down the venerable trees. Martin’s Additions offers village life in an urban area 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z Some 130 live oak trees surround the main house, which was designed so that the public spaces sit above bedrooms buried beneath the hillside. Top sales: Noah Walker-designed showplace fetches November's top price 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Stevenson contends she was calm and polite, asking why he was cutting limbs from adolescent live oaks. Mississippi police arrest woman objecting to tree trimming 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z They traversed a quintessential American landscape — bungalows perched on tidy green yards, wide sidewalks shaded by soaring live oaks. Women Are Fleeing Death at Home. The U.S. Wants to Keep Them Out. 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z The area being repaired includes a stretch of mansions and towering live oaks. Repairs to part of New Orleans streetcar line start July 15 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z Bourdin says organizers are happy because live oaks will remain standing to provide shade. Volunteers developing new dog park on Mississippi Gulf Coast 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z “The live oaks that we are planting now will still be around 100 years from now,” Zellner said. New project aiming to restore and replant Texas A&M trees 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z At a recent wedding, guests ignored her rule against sparklers, and one landed in a 100-year-old live oak, igniting Spanish moss and almost setting the hall on fire. Texas once had 1,000 dance halls. Now there’s a rush to save those that remain 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Beneath a canopy of live oaks, the cars were in a bottleneck, all trying to weave past one another on a narrow hillside road. In ‘Echo in the Canyon,’ Jakob Dylan chases the origins of the California Sound 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z Here’s a luxury sampling of courses from north to south that highlight the area’s natural assets of giant live oaks and expansive marshes. Sneaking in a Little Golf… in Myrtle Beach - Golf Digest 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z The encroaching saltwater seeps into the roots of the towering live oaks that loom over the bayou, transforming them into eerie gray skeletons. On a sinking Louisiana island, a historic tribal land, many aren’t ready to leave 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z The live oak near the 18th green predates the first Masters in 1934. The Masters Unfiltered - Golf Digest 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z The live oak, planted when the clubhouse was completed in the late 1850s, is roughly 150 steps up the hill from the main scoreboard, just off the first fairway. Augusta's oldest green-jacketed member might be sport's most iconic natural landmark 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z Between the clubhouse and the first tee is the massive live oak under which the most powerful people in golf gather to chat during Masters week. What's It Like To Be A Member At Augusta National? - Golf Digest 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Perry got the idea for Angel City Lumber after he was unable to collect a fallen 100-year-old live oak tree from an Altadena forest. Downed L.A. trees are reborn as design items in homes and restaurants 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z And all around are stunning live oak trees. Want to see the wildflowers closer to home? Try this scenic Newhall trek 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z Citrus trees will be available to backyard gardeners, but for public spaces City Hall will limit plantings to native species such as live oaks, magnolias, tupelos and river birches. Savannah turning vacant city-owned lots into tree nurseries 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z The nonprofit hopes to bolster native trees in the area like coastal live oaks and willows, while also reducing significant wildfire risk posed by the palms. Why they're airlifting palm trees out of Tierrasanta 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Consider the enormous old live oaks whose umbrella branches extend above fairways and in front of greens, posing strategic options and puzzling dilemmas. Streamsong Black, Congaree are Golf Digest’s Best New Courses for 2018 - Golf Digest 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Our historic neighborhoods are known by the shade of timeless live oaks under which those communities sprouted a century ago. Opinion | After Hurricane Michael, we are homesick on our own streets 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z On the first anniversary of the Tubbs fire, Halbur pointed to a gnarled coast live oak, its branches growing healthy clusters of leaves around an ashen trunk. As this Sonoma County land preserve heals from the devastating Tubbs fire, so too does its steward - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z The grounds also include live oaks, giant sequoias, Monterey pines and eucalyptus, as well as a large flower and vegetable garden. The Estate That Wants to Be Silicon Valley’s Priciest Home 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z “I’m going to stay put,” she said firmly as she swayed in a white pergola swing under a cluster of live oak trees and gazed at the waves gently lapping the shore. Hurricane Michael strengthens as it closes in on Florida Panhandle, giving residents hours to prepare or flee - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z At Congaree, the lanes are flanked by live oaks, not magnolias, and they weren’t transplanted. Streamsong Black, Congaree are Golf Digest’s Best New Courses for 2018 - Golf Digest 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z He worried about the city’s famous southern live oaks draped in Spanish moss, and predicted not all of them would survive. Tourists abandon Florida Panhandle beaches as Hurricane Michael nears 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z A giant live oak uprooted by the storm remains intact across the street from Brown’s home. South Carolina slave descendants used to riding out storms 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z So, Dr. Egan went back to the Florida sand live oak forest where his collaborator, Glen Hood, first found the gall. Parasitic Vines That Feed on Parasitic Wasps That Feed on Trees 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z “It’s more about the live oaks, the Spanish moss, the solitude. And the opportunity to experience a relatively pristine ecosystem in this country.” The Secluded Island Hideaways for America’s Rich and Famous 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z On ridges off of Mountain Meadow Road, between I-15 and North Broadway, the land includes a mix of chaparral and coastal sage scrub habitat, with coast live oaks and rare Engelmann oaks. This deserted avocado grove could be a gateway to science education 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z The yard is anchored by trees — a California live oak in the center, along with a Meyer lemon tree, a Golden Nugget tangerine and a pomegranate he said has “done gangbusters.” A patchy lawn in Tustin is reborn as a year-round, native garden 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z The Houston Chronicle reports the live oak was dedicated in 1961 to memorialize Texas Air National Guard Capt. Gary Herod, who sacrificed his life to save others in a jet crash that spring. Houston’s Hero Tree taken down, plans for updated memorial 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z And what of the sand live oak, the setting for this parasite death match? Parasitic Vines That Feed on Parasitic Wasps That Feed on Trees 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Charleston, with its winding cobblestone walks, sweeping river views and live oaks draped with Spanish moss, is a case study in economic disparity. Analysis: HUD plan would raise rents for poor by 20 percent 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Its forests are dominated by wind-tortured live oaks draped with Spanish moss and greened by resurrection fern, gnomish and ceaselessly amazing. The 22 best US national parks to escape the crowds, chosen by experts 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z They were accidentally introduced to Britain in 2005, when live oak plants imported from Europe contained their eggs. Toxic caterpillars invading parts of London, officials warn 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z Believing the live oak would die, local real estate agent Charles Goforth decided to build a longer-lasting memorial to Herod’s heroism. Houston’s Hero Tree taken down, plans for updated memorial 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z On the other side of the clubhouse sits a live oak that is the favorite meeting place before, during and after Masters Week. The Final Sentry At Augusta National's 18th Is One Big Oak - Golf Digest 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z The group, called Sustaining Our Urban Landscape , or SOUL, says about 150 volunteers will plant trees such as baldcypress and live oak in about 70 yards in three neighborhoods. Group to plant 150 trees in 3 New Orleans neighborhood 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Eventually, Evelyn pulled down Acorn Place S, beneath sprawling live oaks, to the 1,000-square-foot home she moved to when she was 13. Gang raped at 17.Therapy at 65. 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z We could take a break and sit on a bench by a fountain beneath the live oak trees dripping with Spanish moss. Savannah: Food tour, historic squares and the purple line 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z From the outside, Alabama might look like a homogenous swath of live oaks, Spanish moss, white columns and sharecropper shacks. Perspective | Five myths about Alabama 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z That leaves the live oak near the 18th green—the tree annually photo-bombed by the giant leader board—as one of the most prominent landmarks on a course known for them. The Final Sentry At Augusta National's 18th Is One Big Oak - Golf Digest 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z I think of the Alabama to which I was reverently introduced in my youth — an Eden with live oaks draped with Spanish moss, wide porches and open hearts, romanticized to be sure. Opinion | Not my Alabama 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z There are dead dogs by the road, and a sinking graveyard in a grove of live oak. Slouching towards Biloxi: Joan Didion on life in America's south 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z The new project feels like several buildings symmetrically placed around a mature live oak likely planted by Charles Drayton around 1800. Drayton Hall’s new center takes shape near plantation house 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z James said the tree was about 20 feet around - an unusual size for live oaks, which grow very slowly. Residents fought to preserve chopped down oak trees 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z The estimated lifespan is 200-300 years, though some live oaks are said to be over 1,500 years old. The Final Sentry At Augusta National's 18th Is One Big Oak - Golf Digest 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z Savannah, Georgia, nicknamed the "Forest City" thanks to its abundance of live oak and ample Spanish moss, is super romantic by any standard. 23 Honeymoon Destinations for Every Type of Couple 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z Yes, there are live oaks arching over the walk up to a grand, restored main house full of period antiques. Old South grandeur, leavened with a cold look at slavery 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z It sits on 9.8 acres of woods — mostly live oaks and magnolias cloaked with Spanish moss — salt marsh and tidal creek, with a 1.5-acre pond at the end of a long tree-lined road. Quiet luxury by the water in the Palmetto State 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z Some are old park favorites like jacarandas, Torrey pines, ficus, coast live oaks and corals. Greening up Balboa Park: 500 trees to replace those felled by drought 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z The colorful jars of pickles and preserves are displayed in the dining room, which is dominated by Tamara Codor’s picture of a live oak tree dripping with moss. At JuneBaby, star chef Edouardo Jordan returns to his Southern roots 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Filmed at a historic plantation house in Louisiana, the movie is filled with moody nature — Spanish moss and Southern live oaks. 'The Beguiled' continues a bond Kirsten Dunst and Sofia Coppola started with 'The Virgin Suicides' 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z The headstones, under a canopy of a hundred-and-fifty-year-old live oak, are in a space about the size of a two-bedroom apartment. A Graveyard, and a Caretaker, for Victims of the Pulse Massacre 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z It was not far from the live oak outside the clubhouse where one of the harshest penalties in major championship history was handed down. Another major rules debate reminds us how golf isn’t fair 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Snediker explained that “live oak is highly sought after in wooden shipbuilding because it is very dense, hard, and resists rot better than almost all other species in North America.” Seaport acquiring Gulf Coast oaks to rebuild Mayflower II 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z While dealing with rot problems in the huge live oak outside one local business, officials decided to order a thorough evaluation off all 75 oaks that line the city’s Washington Avenue south of U.S. A checkup for Ocean Springs oaks 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z With the beach proscribed, he’d follow dry creek beds—“the child highway”—through the neighborhood, exploring groves of live oak and fig, nasturtium hedges, mysterious culverts. Mike Mills’s Anti-Hollywood Family Films 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z Networks of live oak branches loom overhead, Spanish moss hanging off the limbs like curly white hair. A Graveyard, and a Caretaker, for Victims of the Pulse Massacre 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z But Heather Neufeld, sitting nearby, was still studying her sample ballot as her two children romped on the play structure beneath a spreading live oak. Deep in the heart of Texas, Trump has Republicans worried about losing a congressional seat 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z The dense urban forest of magnolias, azaleas and gnarled live oaks draped with Spanish moss are as iconic to Savannah as its man-made historic treasures. Savannah's signature tree canopy gets bushwhacked by Matthew 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Shattered limbs and burly live oaks ripped from the ground by their roots littered Savannah’s downtown historic district. ‘All tore up’: 3 dead as Matthew leaves big mess in Georgia 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z Shattered limbs from burly live oak trees littered the streets and some streets were flooded. State agency, utility workers entering storm-struck counties 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z The year after that, volunteers planted 200 live oak trees on Elysian Fields Avenue. New Orleans green spaces experiencing post-Katrina comeback 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Davidson Communities developed a loop road within the gated residential community in order to preserve the coastal live oak trees. Never mind golf. This new California community is built around horses. 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Located in central Texas near Austin and San Antonio, the Hill Country covers about 17 counties across 11 million acres of terrain noted for gnarly live oaks, spring-fed streams and rocky hills. In Texas Hill Country, a Land Rush for the Rich 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z He was one of two volunteers who measured and nominated the live oak for Virginia Tech’s big tree program six years ago. Old live Chesapeake oak tree spared from highway expansion 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Related: American Sniper: an old-fashioned western in military uniform The Odessa American reports crews worked on Thursday to replant the live oaks in Odessa, where Kyle was born. American Sniper memorial will include trees from George W Bush's Texas ranch 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z They include an impressive Moreton Bay fig tree in the city's Mission District and a coast live oak in residential Noe Valley. A spindly pine tree standing all alone in a tiny backyard became an official landmark Tuesday in San Francisco, a city that boasts such picturesque sights as the Golden Gate Bridge and Fisherman's Wharf 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z He once took off from his grandparents’ house, past sprawling live oaks and thick brush to the edge of Interstate 10, where his frantic father found him and scooped him up. ‘I am here’ - Silenced by autism, young man finds his voice 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department says the Big Tree is an ancient live oak with a circumference of 35 feet and a crown that spreads nearly 90 feet. Volunteers help with maintenance of Big Tree in Rockport 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z The live oak is likely hundreds of years old and sits along a section of Portsmouth Boulevard that is set to be expanded from two to four lanes. Old live Chesapeake oak tree spared from highway expansion 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z With the growth, more people visit to see the park’s signature attraction, a massive centuries-old live oak tree that is the state’s second-oldest. The Villages growth gets closer to Lake Griffin State Park 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z The campus, studded with live oaks, pecan trees and crepe myrtles, is so contained that traversing it takes four minutes. At Blinn College, Cam Newton Plotted a Return to the Big Time 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z The family plans to preserve the live oaks, magnolias and other hardwoods. Trees, crops key to helping save Beaufort County land 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z But things are changing for the better in this city of towering magnolia and live oak trees, which bills itself as “The Birthplace of Mardi Gras.” City of Mobile excited for return of Carnival cruises 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z The family lives in a two-story clapboard house in a quiet neighborhood with huge live oak trees. Man charged in plot to bomb Sept. 11 memorial in Missouri 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z An Italian-owned energy company, Enel Green Power North America, has leased thousands of acres of land atop a ridge that looms above Mason’s rocky outcroppings mixed with cactus and live oak. Residents of Hill Country town upset about wind farm plan 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Where once sat antebellum mansions now sit clipped green lawns with magnolia trees and moss-draped live oaks, concrete slab foundations and grand brick steps leading nowhere. On Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, what was lost and gained from Katrina’s fury 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z In at least one case, a big live oak was transplanted and survived. 3 long-lived trees at medical center join state registry 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Hidden in a live oak forest close to Pamlico Sound, Cape Creek was the site of a major Croatoan town and trade hub. We Finally Have Clues to How America's Lost Colony Vanished 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z The McAuliffes’ chickens live in a handsome forest-green hen house attached to a pen in which they can peck outside under the shade of a live oak tree planted by Rear Adm. Chickens find stately roost at Virginia governor’s mansion 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z The plantation’s Web site opens on a video of soaring orchestral voices and instrumentation, replete with images of budding flowers, galloping polo ponies, the live oaks, the big house. Dylann Roof’s eerie tour of American slavery at its beginning, middle and end 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Under the new ordinance, oak was changed to live oak trees and cypress to bald cypress. D’Iberville puts a high price on protected trees 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z It is a time in history that the live oaks lived there amongst all of the people who made it what it is. 3 long-lived trees at medical center join state registry 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z SETTING: This house is near Esplanade Avenue, on a stretch lined with live oaks. $2,400,000 Homes in Seattle, New Orleans and Colorado 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Like other trees, Oakland’s surviving coast live oaks, a drought-tolerant native species, reduce air pollution and erosion, shelter wildlife and lower the temperature of urban asphalt on summer days. Tree Project Aims to Put the Oak Back in Oakland 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z “It’s a superficial montage of plantations and iconic flora — the live oaks, the magnolias, the Spanish moss — that people often consider to be stereotypical images of the South,” he said. Dylann Roof’s eerie tour of American slavery at its beginning, middle and end 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Gordon Jones’ family planted a live oak on the campus of his alma mater, Louisiana State University. Correction: Gulf Oil Spill-Empty Graves-Full Hearts story 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z She said live oaks “are part of our Southern culture.” 3 long-lived trees at medical center join state registry 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z He walked west, weaving through green junipers, scraggly shrub live oak, flowering barrel cactus and dried cow pies last spring. The Ride of Their Lives 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Tonya is a house attendant at The Inn At Palmetto Bluff, a strikingly picturesque inn-and-cottage institution nestled among ancient, Spanish moss-draped live oaks along the May River thirty minutes from Savannah. Tonya And The Training Wheels: How Anticipatory Customer Service Builds Customer Success And Loyalty 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z A third live oak is being planted elsewhere on campus in case one of the newly planted trees at Toomer’s Corner doesn’t survive. Auburn plants oaks to replace trees killed by Alabama fan 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z There’s the grove of ancient live oak trees that the bulldozers of federal Urban Renewal spared when they razed the downtown Mexican-American neighborhood half a century ago. Marker sought for site of vanished neighborhood well 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z When Moore looks at the large live oak tree in front of the entrance to the now-closed hospital building, she sees beyond its trunk, branches and leaves. 3 long-lived trees at medical center join state registry 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z It’s also the Southern live oak species champion in the National Register of Big Trees. Name stories: Tum Tum, God’s Wonder, Shady Eden 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z The 21 live oaks shading Jim Bowie Park were planted in the late 1950s by a group of local Gold Star Mothers to honor their fallen sons. Gold Star Mothers’ live oaks named for their sons 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z The street is divided by a large median lined with live oak trees that form a canopy with oaks in front of the historic homes. ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ town goes to court 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z The 0.7-mile stretch is divided by medians with giant live oaks that form a canopy along with oaks in the front yards of mansions from the 1800s. 1 bidder to widen road through historic district 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z It is not unusual for live oak trees to live 200 to 300 years or more. 3 long-lived trees at medical center join state registry 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Brother Joseph is among eight live oaks at a Catholic school in Franklin. Name stories: Tum Tum, God’s Wonder, Shady Eden 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z The Louisiana Garden Club is the official naming authority for all of the live oaks in the U.S. Gold Star Mothers’ live oaks named for their sons 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z Steel Street at the intersection of Kirby and Alabama, in the heart of Houston’s cultural district: 35 100-year-old live oak trees dominate the street amidst historic 1940s housing set to be torn down. How oligarchs destroyed a major American city 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z They are filled with crepe myrtles, azaleas and giant live oaks that create a canopy in front of mansions. In Alabama, traffic woes vs. Southern charm 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Like Moore, Hebert appreciates live oak trees on a high level. 3 long-lived trees at medical center join state registry 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Auburn University officials said Friday that two live oak trees will be planted at College Street and Magnolia Avenue on Feb. 16. A roundup of news from across the nation Auburn trustees approved a plan to install 30 of the live oaks along a new brick walkway that will connect Samford Hall to Toomer’s Corner. Oak trees returning to Toomer’s Corner in Auburn 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Formosan termites were first found in Louisiana in the 1960s, and now regularly invade New Orlean’s live oak trees. An Invasive Menu: Eating Termites and Water Rats to Save New Orleans Concrete crosses are scattered about the site and tombstones once piled at the base of the plot’s thick live oak are kept in a secure place. Were remains found at mall site those of a slave? 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z Set among a grove of live oaks and cedar elms, the house is surrounded by meadows of bluebonnets and Indian paintbrush and a 10-acre lake stocked with bass. Laura Bush gets her wish: a cover story in Architectural Digest 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z It’s a landscape of live oaks draped in Spanish moss, with skinny cattle nosing around small ranches. What Happens When the Amish Get Rich 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Auburn University officials announced Friday that two live oak trees about 35 feet tall will be planted at the intersection of College Street and Magnolia Avenue on Feb. 16. Oak trees returning to Toomer’s Corner in Auburn 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Nestled in the marshy South Carolina coastline, it has ancient live oaks and twisting palmettos, cascading Spanish moss and views of the Coosaw River and the Atlantic beyond. Mark Sanford’s Path of Most Resistance 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z The victims are box elders, sycamores and coast live oaks, all in some state of suffering. Tree-killing bug invades Southern California 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z The medians are filled with crepe myrtles, azaleas and giant live oaks that create a canopy with the huge oaks in front of mansions from the 1800s. “Sweet Home Alabama” town in traffic turmoil 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z A true story: This chimney, planted like a limbless live oak on a residential street, was built by imprisoned German soldiers during the final year of World War II. This Land: For Some, a Prison Camp Relic Stings as a Shrine to Nazism 2014-04-01T15:47:47Z They are handsome evergreen trees, often covered with silvery lichen, that resemble the live oaks in the American South. Green Column: In Portugal, Taking a Long View on Cork 2013-01-23T12:04:05Z Two 130-year-old live oaks at Toomer’s Corner in Auburn, Ala. — considered sacred ground to those partial to Auburn — were poisoned, apparently in the name of the Alabama football icon Bear Bryant. College Football Trash Talk Is Now Open for Business 2012-08-25T20:00:04Z KINGSLAND, Ga. – Lightning strikes above the live oaks lining the practice field in this coastal town in southeast Georgia. Is Climate Change Making Temperatures Too Hot for High School Football? 2012-08-13T17:15:07.753Z That allows the best view of the green, which is elevated similarly to the fairway plateau and framed by an old live oak that guards the approach. Hole-by-hole description of PGA Championship 2012-08-04T04:06:11Z Only a handful of palm, live oak, pine and bald cypress trees survived the storm. The Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans Gives New Meaning to ?Urban Growth? 2012-03-22T13:27:22Z Inside the basket were acorns of mountain live oak. Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind 2012-03-13T02:00:25.633Z There is also on the ranch a splendid growth of live oak trees, the leaves of which remain green the year round, furnishing shade in summer, and an ample protection for stock in winter. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside 2012-02-24T03:00:26.570Z Why not Christmas cards pranked with live oaks, alligators, lagoons, and other beauties of an Everglade scene—an inspiring escape from tradition and sentiment? Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z The elevated green is framed by tall live oaks just off the front left corner, and the green gets narrower as it extends away from the players. Hole-by-hole description of PGA Championship 2012-08-04T04:06:11Z Our camp was in a beautiful grove of live oaks and pine, festooned with Spanish moss, and the weather was delightful. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z The mountain live oak cannot be seen without climbing the western slopes of the mountains from Oregon to Lower California, and eastward into New Mexico and Arizona. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Suddenly the narrow, walled-in path debouched into a most beautiful open glade of trees like live oaks. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z Roofs were gone, homes were battered and hundreds of the city's massive old live oak trees were felled. Witness: Surviving a big hurricane in the big city 2011-08-26T19:35:31Z The night was magnificent, not a breath of air stirred the dark leaves of the prim�val evergreen live oaks, which spread out their long horizontal branches over our heads. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z The adult butterflies are lovers of the sun and are said to roost at night upon the tops of live oak and palmetto trees. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z The Spanish moss that drapes the limbs of live oaks in the South gives them a greenish pallor and an unkempt appearance that seems more interesting than beautiful to many observers. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Left unchecked, the disease is expected to kill off 90 percent of California’s tan oaks and coastal live oaks within the next quarter-century. The Bay Citizen: Scientists Fight a Deadly Oak-Tree Disease 2011-07-16T21:04:29Z Sweet gum, live oak, holly and cedar flourished in low grounds. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z Between these red masses of stone groups of live oaks emerged, and here and there small ponds could be seen glistening. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z They say there is the most wonderful old live oak tree there in the world. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z They paused under a grove of live oaks, in the shadow of which Carrol perceived a horse. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z She swept the range in contemplative joy; then her eyes dropped to paddocks, outlined by whitewashed fences, but naturally adorned within with huge live oaks. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z This place would be good for a mission if there were water, or if water could be taken from the river, for there is good land and much wood from oaks and live oaks. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z On its banks we found enormous cypresses and live oaks, and a generally rich vegetation for these regions, and above all, musquito grass, which was of incalculable advantage for our cattle. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z At sunrise the two parties stood in the shadow of live oaks, not far apart. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z Now walking with slow step, and abstracted air, he finally stopped and leant against a huge live oak, his eyes wandering afar over the sylvan scene. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z There are a lot of live oaks on the property that the course winds through and some crape myrtles, too. My Town: David Toms' Baton Rouge 2011-04-26T04:00:00Z Here is much wood on both banks of the river: oak, live oak, cottonwood, cypress, willow, etc. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z It had galloped about a mile, when we got rather close to it; it altered its course once more, and climbed up an old evergreen live oak, among whose leafy branches it disappeared. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Mark Twain has described sagebrush as looking like "a gnarled and venerable live oak tree reduced to a little shrub two feet high, with its rough bark, its foliage, its twisted boughs, all complete." Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z As he stood beneath the spreading branches of the live oak a double shadow seemed to have fallen upon him—that of his own thoughts, and the tree thickly festooned with its mosses. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z After an hour’s ride, we came to the enormous live oak distinguished as the Patriarch. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z There are in this forest various kinds of oak and live oak. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z Taking a seat on one of the limbs of the live oak, I proceeded to contemplate the interesting position in which I was placed. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z The live oaks, as far as structure is concerned, belong to the black oaks, but are much less porous, and are exceedingly heavy and hard. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z We made dye outta live oak bark, mesquite bark, pecan leaves. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 2011-02-25T03:01:02.913Z “Under the Patriarch? the live oak?” cried I, in astonishment. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z It was on a big plain, with fine land, completely covered at a short distance with oaks and live oaks, finally becoming uneven and hilly. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z A cart was drawn up under the live oak; and into it climbed four or five respectable-looking men—who appeared to be taking a prominent part in the proceedings. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z Man arrested for poisoning Auburn's historic oaks: The man allegedly responsible for poisoning the live oaks at Toomers Corner where Auburn fans have long celebrated big wins has been arrested and charged. Canucks fall to Nashville as injuries mount | A.M. Briefing 2011-02-18T05:43:05Z If those root zones come in contact with the herbicide, they'll absorb it just like the live oaks have. Man arrested for poisoning Auburn's historic oaks 2011-02-18T00:23:04Z “Don’t you know the Patriarch—the old live oak near the ford, on the Jacinto?” Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z A gunshot from the creek is a hill heavily covered with oaks and live oaks; the stream runs through land well suited to cultivation. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z A few faint kicks, and his body hung motionless from the limb of the live oak. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z Here, in Ms. Kimble’s raised nest, among live oak and cypress trees, the motif is camouflage chic. This Land: After Oil Spill Crisis, a Protector Keeps Watch 2010-12-21T02:28:22Z Live-oak trees marked for removal with a letter M were destined for Mystic, Conn., to restore the wooden hull of the Charles W. Morgan, and our 200-year-old live oak was among them. Letters: Still Afloat (3 Letters) 2010-08-23T23:22:00Z One island will be entirely composed of live oaks, another of plum, and a third of pecan trees; the vine only, common to them all, embraces them all alike with its slender but tenacious branches. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z The tons of replacement timbers include some carved from colossal hunks of live oak salvaged after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 uprooted many trees along the Gulf Coast. Technology Aids Restoration of Whaling Ship Morgan 2010-08-16T21:27:00Z The prisoner was led from the public-house he had been kept in since his condemnation, to a live oak tree, growing on the top of a high hill, about half a mile from the town. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z Then: "It is evident that the land is not so good now, but it all continues full of oaks and live oaks...." The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California Yet the vision remained, painted upon the darkness, as it were, a sun-lighted glowing spot, with three pyramidal rocks and a clump of scraggly live oaks. Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch Will you not?” cried he, suddenly changing his scornful mocking tones to those of entreaty and supplication, and turning his face in the direction of the live oak. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z It was more than a home-like looking place: it was fascinatingly cozy, with its roses and camellias and azaleas and a single protecting palmetto, and over-towering live oaks, and majestic pines. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories Fortunately a large live oak tree was growing near, with limbs that extended horizontally. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z Alameda Island is described as having "a very thick grove of oaks and live oaks on the banks of the estuary." The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California We pass through luxuriant forests of live oak, magnolia, and other trees of various kinds, draped in some places with southern moss, in others with beautiful creepers, among them the rich wistaria in full bloom. A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898 The river itself rises in one of those lost and nameless lakes in the Floridan central ridge, then is hidden at once in the live oak and cypress forests that creep inland from the coasts. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery There were acres and acres of sage brush, sometimes a field of wild buckwheat and once in a while a small grove of live oak shrubs or of red and blue gum trees. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines A man was climbing into the live oak—for the purpose of passing the rope over one of its branches. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z At the mouth there is a luxuriant forest of live oak and another even larger at the upper end, together with a heavy growth of redwood. The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California Here are willow oaks, live oaks, and green, green pines. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway And Queen Dionaea's head bounced down the stairway into her garden of live oaks. Daughter of the Night That which grows upon the live oak, buds, ripens and drops off the tree, almost the whole year around. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts The timber on this range consists of live oak, and various oaks resembling white burr and black oak, besides various shrubs. Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 The soft, humid air was sweet with the earthy scents of the ca�on, and the curled fallen leaves of the live oaks along the flume path were golden-brown with moisture. Stories of the Foot-hills We wandered through the beautiful grounds of the Hotel del Monte with their ancient live oaks. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway Thus it was that he did not see the amazing thing that happened in the gloom of the ancient live oaks.... Daughter of the Night The dominant vegetation about the cave is the decidedly boreal forest association of pine and live oak. Pleistocene Pocket Gophers From San Josecito Cave, Nuevo Leon, Mexico A Boston shipwright was sent South to select live oak, red cedar, and hard pine. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools They led the mules out of the stable and backed them toward the wagon standing under a live oak. Stories of the Foot-hills It is here in Salinas Valley that we first notice the park-like appearance of many green stretches of field with live oaks growing here and there. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway Soon the anger was forgotten, Laughter chased away the frown, And they gambolled 'neath the live oaks, Till the dusky night came down. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 Crossing beyond the mouth of the geyser, he grinned good morning at his friend the Conquistadore, and marched on into the shade of the live oak which grew nearest the geyser. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 Her live oak timbers, having had two years to season, were hard as iron. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools Jays are most easily discovered in the morning about sunrise on the tops of young live oaks. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 2 February, 1897 We congratulate the Atascadero colonists on the lovely rolling country in whose midst they are to dwell and on the magnificent live oaks that dot their park-like fields. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway She watched him clamber down and tie Demijohn to the low branch of a live oak on the river’s bank. The Missourian He saw a vale of flowering grass, of palms and live oaks, saw patches of lilies so huge as to transcend belief, and dizzying clumps of tree cactus almost as tall as the palms themselves. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 Nest of sticks and weeds, with green pecan leaves in the lining; placed in the top of a live oak sapling, 20 feet from the ground. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. For the most part the islands are low, abounding in salt-water creeks and marshes, and covered, here and there, with forests of pine and live oak. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Fine old live oaks and white oaks grow on the rough hillsides. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway He motioned to him, and seated himself on a circular bench, backed by a great, live oak, and facing the river. The Bondwoman It is found very frequently on decayed beech and sugar trees and I have found it growing on a live oak. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth Nest in the natural cavity of a live oak, 12 feet from the ground; cavity lined with bark and feathers. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Our last turn takes us into a handsome avenue of live oaks, whose overarching branches are adorned with long ringlets of the graceful Spanish moss. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy There is rest for his spirit under a cold live oak in loam full of thyme, where play golden butterflies.... Rosinante to the Road Again Lena called them and they went out to the rustic seat circling the great live oak at the foot of the steps. The Bondwoman It is the live oak of a living principle, that will remain sound while other planks of greater bulk around it will have served their purpose and wasted away. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III The live oak of the south is most excellent fuel; so is holly. Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts It is a simple, unpretending structure of brick, shaded on all sides by handsome live oaks. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy It had been about the beginning of September when the pirate fleet had sighted the live oaks on the bars of the Cape Fear River. The Black Buccaneer The plantation home of Loringwood, facing the river, and reached through the avenue of enormous live oaks, looked an enchanted palace touched with the wand of silence. The Bondwoman It was barren of timber, except for a large live oak and one lonely palm which Walter noted with an increasing interest. The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades Black and the girl were screened from view by a live oak in front of them, so that there was no danger of being observed. Brand Blotters The live oak, so valuable in ship building, is found south of the 31°, and along the Louisiana coast. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West Swedish ships are not so durable as those built in England, or of cedar and live oak, but I am well assured they greatly exceed those built of the common American oak. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I Around it were trees—pines and live oaks. Across the Mesa Walter did not wait for a second bidding but swung himself up the nearest tree which happened to be a huge spreading live oak. The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades His friend ran toward him, forgetting the revolver that lay in its holster under the live oak. Crooked Trails and Straight The nest was built in a small live oak, at a height of ten feet, and was composed of small twigs supporting a thin layer of fibrous bark and a lining of horse hair. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 2 August, 1897 Three well-marked kinds—white, red, and live oak—are distinguished and kept separate in the markets. Seasoning of Wood At a little distance rose a live oak whose low branches offered a slight shelter from the sun. Across the Mesa In the shade of a majestic live oak, they dug a deep grave and in it laid to rest the body of the unfortunate Ritter. The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades They slept under a live oak with the soundness of healthy youth. Crooked Trails and Straight “Maybe she is behind the live oak in the 257 Rambler’s Retreat,” she thought, and climbed up the steep bank from the path, clinging to bits of shrubbery and foliage. Eve to the Rescue The live oak of Florida is now reserved by the United States Government for Naval purposes. Seasoning of Wood It is on the banks of a stream lined with live oaks at a point where Evangeline and the Arcadians passed on that trip to the next county which is known as Arcadia. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 13th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. September, 7, 8 and 9, 1922 In eastern North America, several species of acorns were somewhat similarly used, including those of the live oaks of our southern states. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fourteenth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. September 26, 27 and 28 1923 The house was on a hill, in a grove of live oaks, and had immense white pillars, or columns in front. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 They had walked in silence for some time, well on to two hours, when they came to an open space, with the irregular form of a live oak on the southeast corner. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power "Under the Patriarch? the live oak?" cried I, in astonishment.—"Were you there in the night?" Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 When we came in sight, from behind the thick cluster of live oaks which bordered the miniature lake, the whole assemblage sent up a glad shout, and hurried up to welcome us. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The banks now were low, the swamps, at times, showing their fan-topped cypresses close to where we passed; and all the live oaks carried their funereal Spanish moss, gray and ghostlike. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive The moss-hung live oaks especially drew exclamations of wonder from Nan. Nan Sherwood at Palm Beach Or Strange Adventures Among The Orange Groves Wrote a letter to mother and put some small magnolia leaves, a magnolia bud, a live oak, a cypress and several other varieties into it which I have in my possession to this day. The Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion History, Reminiscences, Description of Battle of Irish Bend, Carrying of Pay Roll, Roster "Don't you know the Patriarch; the old live oak near the ford, on the Jacinto?" Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 "What a background that row of live oaks make behind the garden!" he exclaimed. The Root of Evil Again taken, Fusilier escaped, while descending the Teche on a steamer, by springing from the deck to seize the overhanging branch of a live oak. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War There is in California a tree which is considered to be a cross between the native walnut and the live oak. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912 Heavily grassed, abundantly watered by its two boundary streams, the valleys thickly timbered with cottonwood, the plains dotted with mesquite and live oak, in a perfect climate, it is an ideal breeding range. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier After an hour's ride, we came to the enormous live oak distinguished as the Patriarch. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 President Morris: It is said to be a cross between the live oak and the walnut. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting Ithaca, New York, December 14 and 15, 1911 Head due south until you sight a big live oak, the only one I noticed. Darry the Life Saver The Heroes of the Coast Mr. Wilcox: It was a cross between Juglans Californica and the live oak. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912 "It's right inside that big live oak yonder!" cried Nick, pointing a trembling finger as he spoke. Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise or, The Dash for Dixie But every time he thus decided, the squirrel seemed to guess his hostile intentions; for it vanished from sight, running up the other side of the live oak, and losing itself amid the abundant foliage. Chums in Dixie or The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat From a large limb of the live oak, extending horizontally, hang three men, the Mexican lancers. The Lone Ranche Giant trees rose over the water—live oaks and cypresses—and from their spreading branches the Spanish moss hung trailing down like long streamers of silver thread. The Boy Hunters We had now quitted the flat country, and entered an undulating or "rolling" country, full of live oaks of very respectable size, and we had also got out of the mud. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 And if he had been sleeping in the hollow of that big live oak he must have been scared away long since. Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise or, The Dash for Dixie The dangling rope was in reality the loose end of the painter which Larry had fastened to the trunk of the twisted live oak tree growing near the edge of the bank. Chums in Dixie or The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat It must have been heard from among the live oaks of Saugus. Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets You see those long streamers hanging down from the live oaks?” The Boy Hunters Since his visit to the Dream Shop, he had occasional flashes of recall, isolated pictures of a weathered stone building, a stand of live oaks, the curve of a river seen through willows. The Status Civilization They would sniff the air and whine and pull at their collars, always in the direction of the big live oak. Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise or, The Dash for Dixie Here, dropping his now useless gun, he bent down alongside the roots of the live oak, which on this side were exposed to the air by the gradually washing away of the soil. Chums in Dixie or The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat The stage rolled on, past a grove of live oaks hung with mistletoe. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California Air plants bearing in their hearts scarlet orchids clung to the trunks of hoary live oak, and the Spanish moss, fragile, listless, drooping, hung like delicate drapery over all. The Plunderer Vineyards and chicken ranches and orchards and rolling hills studded with live oaks gave place to the electric-lighted tentacles of the city. The She Boss A Western Story While renewing their supplies at the fort they camped under a live oak. The Emigrant Trail But it was all as mysterious and dark as the night shades gathering there around the motor boat, tied up under the weird twisted live oak. Chums in Dixie or The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat But I pushed on, and soon found myself in a dense grove of live oak. Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match The Spanish moss which hung from the live oak and cypress along the bank was transmuted into scintillating draperies of twinkling silver. The Plunderer There are said to be in California a thousand times more and better kinds of naval timbers on government lands as important to preserve as the live oaks of the South Atlantic States. Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882 Under the fine old live oaks of the City Park—then out in the country—it is said that as many as ten duels have been fought in a single day. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' She could hear it soughing gently through the branches of the live oaks. The Big-Town Round-Up A few had the hardihood to fly up on the branches of the live oak in the front yard. A Little Florida Lady All around it, under the live oaks, were scattered the negro cabins, their staring whitewash looking picturesque enough under the hanging moss and dark green foliage. Winter Evening Tales Mic-co thought of a white-faced young fellow who had stubbornly refused to accept his hospitality, one morning beneath the live oaks, until he might name aloud his offenses in the sight of God and Man. Diane of the Green Van Its sleek, muscular vine-arms writhe round the clasped bodies of live oaks as if two lovers slept beneath a cloak, and the cloisonné pavilion of their dalliance drips a blue-glaze of shadows overhead. Carolina Chansons Legends of the Low Country There are swamps, and melancholy cypress and funereal live oaks. Children of the Market Place His spouse, who was guarding their nest up in the big live oak in the front yard, trilled her limited paeon of praise. A Little Florida Lady There was a large live oak at the end of the enclosure, and to it the party walked. Winter Evening Tales It lay ahead, a fire-blot in the darkling swamp, a primitive mirage of primitive folk, of palmetto wigwams and log-wheel fires among the live oaks of a lonely island. Diane of the Green Van We sank down together on a small knoll under the low-spreading branches of a live oak. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative In the black shade under the live oak before Harte's door he lifted his head quickly; here he came for an instant to a dead halt, half turning. Six Feet Four When the three had gone, Long Jim sat on the edge of the boat and looked around at the sluggish waters of the bayou, the sad cypresses, and the drooping live oaks. The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi Presently came the mournful hoot of an owl from the live oaks over in the pasture. Mavericks Only at infrequent intervals the moon soared turbulently out from the somber cloud-hills and glinted brightly through the live oaks overhead. Diane of the Green Van The lower slope of the hill was grassy, with scattered live oaks and here and there a huge bowlder. The Thunder Bird It was for all the world like northern Surrey, or like some of the live oak country of California. African Camp Fires Great beeches and hickories were mingled with the willows and live oaks and cypresses, and the foliage was thick, green, and beautiful. The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi Better do no more talking after we pass that live oak. Mavericks The wheel fires of the Seminoles flared among the live oaks, silhouetting dusky figures and palmetto wigwams. Diane of the Green Van It was one of these live oaks, the biggest of them all, with wide-spreading branches drooping almost to the ground, that Cliff pointed out as an excellent concealment for an airplane. The Thunder Bird "Sure!" cried Tom who was now in the lead, and who had reached the live oak. Boy Scouts in Southern Waters The cypress and the magnolia became frequent on the banks, and now and then they saw great, drooping live oaks. The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi Even as it flashed, Buck doubled up like a jack rabbit and leaped for the shelter of a live oak, some thirty yards distant. Mavericks She saw the yellow-green of the new shoots; the gray-green of the gnarled live oak; she felt that the mariposa was waking in the brown hillside. The California Birthday Book They drove up to the cabin, swung around the end and turned under a live oak whose branches scraped the car's top, while four dogs circled the machine, barking and growling. The Thunder Bird This old chap selected a spot at the intersection of two ranges using big trees--maybe live oaks--then he dug a hole and buried the chest. Boy Scouts in Southern Waters The twilight was spreading swiftly over the arch from west to east as they entered the cove and tied "The Galleon" to a live oak. The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi Behind his live oak, Buck was so well protected that only a chance shot could reach him before his enemies should outflank him. Mavericks Besides being a great winter resort for ducks, its sandy, pine-covered ridges and jungles of palms to and live oak afford fine haunts and feeding grounds for deer. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Hills bulked in the distance, with dark blobs here and there which daylight later identified as live oaks. The Thunder Bird We had a splendid camp-fire that night, of dry live oak logs, and after supper was over and the first guard had taken the herd, smoking and story telling were the order of the evening. The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days Here we found a gravelly creek with but little water, but as soon as we passed this point we saw the valley suddenly widening out, and beautiful groves of live oak trees scattered all around. Death Valley in '49 My friend grabbed the end of that rope and twisted it round and round a young live oak. Mavericks Like the green worms upon the live oaks, they would strip the patron's herds to the last, lean old bull that is too tough even for their wolf teeth! The Gringos We continued our road for about half a mile, interspersed through an open grove of live oaks, which, in form, were the most symmetrical and beautiful we had yet seen in this country. The Illustrated London Reading Book It was an attempt to raise live oak in the Southern States to provide ship timbers for the Navy. The School Book of Forestry At the big live oak tree we found an American camper, who was on his way to the gold mines. Death Valley in '49 His companion took the horses round to the side entrance of the building, and waited there in such shade as two live oaks offered. Mavericks From the live oak under which they had been gathered came a welcoming shout, and the two, riding under the tent-like branches, craned necks in astonishment. The Gringos Theirs ships, in point of model and sailing, if not superiour, are at least equal to the best european-built vessels, and when constructed of live oak, and red cedar, are equally durable. Travels in the United States of America Commencing in the Year 1793, and Ending in 1797. With the Author's Journals of his Two Voyages Across the Atlantic. Sheltered by some live oak bushes, I was always enabled to sneak up and kill many of them out of this tree. Out of Doors—California and Oregon No more was said until they reached the wood and flung themselves panting under the shade of a scrubby live oak. On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles At the corral fence, some fifty yards from the house, he stopped under the shade of a live oak, and put his arms on the top rail. Mavericks Thank the good Lord he don't cut all his trees after the same pattern," finished Bill fervently, "and that live oaks ain't built like redwoods. The Gringos He tells, me they have ten species of oak; viz, white, black, red, spanish, turkey, chesnut, ground, water, barren, and live oak. Travels in the United States of America Commencing in the Year 1793, and Ending in 1797. With the Author's Journals of his Two Voyages Across the Atlantic. There were also sleek fat cattle resting under the shade of live oak trees, and great birds that soared around overhead casting their shadows on the ground. The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate For a moment the two stood, side by side, behind the trunk of the live oak, peering out over the sunbaked plain. On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles The ranch hotel lay just where the foothills of the Sierras with their groves of live oaks were sloping into the golden plains of the Sacramento. Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac Now I choose the shade of a live oak tree, veils of Spanish moss, a hundred cicadas singing in the branches. The Book with the Yellow Cover The sun beat on the live oak trees and sage-green strings of Spanish moss while the birds made happy sounds in front of Ruby. Michelangelo's Shoulder It was the old white-faced owl leaving the hollow in the live oak for the night's hunt. The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate The trees towered as high as natural live oaks do and were of exquisite workmanship. Tik-Tok of Oz Then Linda marched out of the kitchen door and started across the lawn in the direction of a big brown house dimly outlined through widely spreading branches of ancient live oaks, palm, and bamboo thickets. Her Father's Daughter As we neared a bend in the canon, Dave, who rode in advance, saw some cattle lying in the shade of a grove of live oak trees. Arizona Sketches Grass grew high; here and there were small live oaks planted park-like; slight and rounded ravines accommodated brooklets. Arizona Nights You pause beneath the great gnarled live oak, its myriad leaves rustling softly as the wings of seraphs. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 Pushing through another mile of chaparral, I emerged into one of the most beautiful parklike groves of live oak I ever saw. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon The ground was unfenced and rose above her to form the cap of the hill, all overgrown with bushes and a few stunted live oaks. The Octopus : A story of California It consists of live oak, pinion, mesquite, desert willow, greasewood, sage brush, palmilla, maguey, yucca and cacti and is mostly evergreen. Arizona Sketches It is made entirely of untanned, but dried, ox hide, and is about as hard as a piece of well-seasoned live oak. My Bondage and My Freedom That night she went and sat alone upon a bench that stood beneath a live oak tree at the edge of the gravel walk. The Awakening and Selected Short Stories As they crossed the campus to the president's house a blue jay flew overhead, and a mocking bird trilled in a live oak near-by. Lo, Michael! S. Behrman lived in a detached house at some distance from the town, surrounded by a grove of live oak and eucalyptus trees. The Octopus : A story of California In the canons some large cottonwood, sycamore and walnut trees can be found; upon the foot hills the live oak and still higher up the mountain the pine. Arizona Sketches Violets would soon be blooming around the roots of the live oaks and the Marin County hills be green. Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California The live oaks and magnolias were magnificent, and there was a wild luxuriance of vegetation. The Rock of Chickamauga A Story of the Western Crisis The district of Peñacerrada, which includes Baroja, is an austere land, covered with intricate mountain ranges which are clad with trees and scrub live oaks. Youth and Egolatry Without much trouble, Minna found the house to which she had been directed, a pretty little cottage, set back from the street and shaded by palms, live oaks, and the inevitable eucalyptus. The Octopus : A story of California Canada and New Zealand send their pines; America her live oak; India her teak; Norway her spruce; and the Right Honorable Mahogany, member for Honduras and Cam-peachy, is seen at his post by the wheel. Redburn. His First Voyage In its yard grow two majestic live oaks, hoary giants with silvered limbs reaching out in a thick-leaved canopy and casting a great spread of shade. Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California He had now come to country comparatively free from swamp and marsh, and pursued his way through a great forest, beautiful with live oaks and magnolias. The Rock of Chickamauga A Story of the Western Crisis Continuing on, we halted a moment at one of these rivulets, to admire some beautiful evergreen trees, resembling live oak, which shaded the little stream. The Life of Kit Carson Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and Colonel U.S.A. Already two entire beeves were roasting there; teams were hitched, saddles removed, and men, women, and children, a great throng, spread out under the shade of the live oaks. The Octopus : A story of California Peeping through a scrub-oak bush, they looked down into a little glade arched over with great live oaks. History of California Astride the milking stool Mark looked dreamily at the familiar prospect, the black carpet of shade under the live oak, the bright bits of sky between its boughs, beyond the brilliant vividness of the landscape. Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California Then came areas of solemn live oaks and gloomy cypresses, where no mockingbirds were singing. The Rock of Chickamauga A Story of the Western Crisis The cost of two such vessels built with live oak and cedar, and coppered, with guns and all other equipments complete, is estimated at $45,000. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 1, part 2: John Adams At last Hooven's unpainted house, beneath the enormous live oak tree, came in sight. The Octopus : A story of California Below them was a valley dotted with live oaks, and along the banks of the stream that ran through it was a thick growth of alders, sycamores, and willows. History of California In plate I, figure 1, Julius appears immediately behind the laboratory seated on a rock, against a background of live oaks. The Mental Life of Monkeys and Apes A Study of Ideational Behavior Inward truthfulness is essential to moral growth and personal vigor, as it is necessary to the live oak that it should be of one fiber and grain from root to branch. A Lie Never Justifiable These, as well as the mountain quail, swallow whole the acorns, which this season lay beneath the live oak trees in lavish abundance; long thin acorns, quite different from ours. American Big Game in Its Haunts She saw Caraher's buckboard under the live oak and near it a second buggy which she recognised as belonging to a doctor in Guadalajara. The Octopus : A story of California It is sheltered from all winds and in the immediate vicinity are pines from which masts of any desired size could be obtained, as well as live oak, white oak, and other woods. History of California The laboratory was finally located and built in a grove of live oaks. The Mental Life of Monkeys and Apes A Study of Ideational Behavior Under the live oak Judge Lynch opened his court. Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch He was unable to proceed, and I laid his mattress under a great live oak whose branches overshadowed space enough for our camp. The Hallam Succession He fastened them under the great live oak and then came out and stood in the road in front of the house to watch what was going on. The Octopus : A story of California "No, we beat it out, or it would have gone up the wash into the live oaks; then we boys should have been well punished for our carelessness." History of California Late one September night the moonbeams shone under the moss-draped branches of a live oak in a cemetery. The Earth Trembled No garden surrounded it, no pleasant live oaks spread their shade between the porch and the big barns. Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch Phyllis, my daughter, let them put me a chair and a table under the live oaks by the cabins. The Hallam Succession His blue-grey army blanket lay spread under a live oak, his horse grazed near at hand. The Octopus : A story of California In some out-of-the-way places, whole terms of school were spent most happily under spreading live oaks. History of California One day, near the end of July, Ella, her father, Mrs. Hunter and Mara, were on the Battery, sitting beneath the shade of a live oak. The Earth Trembled He saw pine-forests, and swamps with alligators in them, and live oaks draped with trailing grey moss. Love's Pilgrimage On its summit I am going to build a home—a long, low log-house, spreading out under the live oaks, and draped with honeysuckles. The Hallam Succession The path she was following led her, at length, into a grove of gigantic live oaks, whose lower branches all but swept the ground. The Octopus : A story of California Scattered between the giants, like subjects around their king, one finds noble fir, spruce, or pines, with some Valparaiso live oak, black oak, pepper-wood, madrone, yew, and cedar. The Valley of the Giants The angular hills were covered with scrub cedar and a few large live oaks. State of the Union Address The car was gone from its usual stand under a live oak, but everybody had not forgotten him nevertheless. Sisters Then there was an immediate craning of necks; and loud laughs from the members of the Mississippi sheriff's posse attested to the fact that they had discovered what strange fruit that live oak bore. The House Boat Boys Before he reached the enclosure he veered abruptly to one side, dashing across a patch of moonlit turf, and heading for the giant live oak that stood gauntly in its center. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story Young Gerard de Langeais, her betrothed, was furious with jealousy, and just after the dawn, neither of us having yet slept, we fought with swords behind the live oaks. The Star of Gettysburg A Story of Southern High Tide There's a big grove of live oaks and a natural lake. The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million |
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