“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 ...
Slovakia’s Tree of the Year for 2010 is an English Oak (Quercus robur) from the village of Dubinné in eastern Slovakia which is thought to be 850 years old, making it one of the oldest oaks in Europe.