"The last remaining Waverley Oak, like its siblings
which no longer exist, is a member of the species, Quercus Alba, or white
oak. Mature white oaks can often grow
to between eighty and one hundred feet tall, and can have branches which spread
as wide as 116 feet across. Being
sweeter than the acorns of the red oak, the white oak's acorns are favored by
many wild animals . . . . White oaks can live for several centuries;
indeed, some specimens have been known to live for over 600 years. . .
." From the Waverley Trail
signage.
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