“The oak, when living, monarch of the wood. The English oak, which, dead, commands the flood.” -Charles Churchill The English oak (Quercus robur) was so highly valued by the English that it was ...

Consider, for a moment, the multiple factors that influence how the wine we sip eventually tastes: grape type, altitude, latitude, climate, slope angle and aspect, soil type, wind direction and speed, ...

• Background and Aims Sexual reproduction is one of the most important moments in a life cycle, determining the genetic composition of individual offspring. Controlled pollination experiments often ...

The water status and water content of embryos of Quercus robur have been determined during development. Using psychrometers, changes in osmotic potential at full imbibition and the proportion of water ...

Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...

Have you ever wondered about growing truffles? Not the chocolate ones, but the expensive ones that are typically served in ...

•Quercus robur L. (syn. Quercus femina, Q. fructipendula, Q. germanica, Q. malacophylla, Q. pedunculata); Stieleiche (syn. Sommereiche). Drogen:1.Quercus cortex ...