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Article: University of Florida Study: Live Oak Trees Struggle for Survival in Growth Areas.
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- September 28, 2006
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Byline: University of Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The majestic live oak is losing its battle for survival to suburban sprawl and the encroachment of taller trees, a new University of Florida study finds.
An icon in American history and literature, broad-crowned live oaks thrive in open savannas but are dying off as they are crowded and overshadowed by the encroachment of taller trees, said Francis Putz, a UF botanist and the study's co-author.
It is an irony of nature that the successes of reforestation and urban forestry threaten live oaks, which in the past maintained the elbow room they needed from logging, ...