A large oak puts out a lot of leaves, they all want to be well supplied with water and nutrients. A large trunk with many lines is just what you need. How does the tribe have to be so that it can also wear the mighty crown?

Every oak trunk is different

Strength and scope come with age

When an oak tree is planted in the garden, its trunk is still very thin. The young tree needs a stake as a support so that strong winds do not buckle its trunk. Over the years, on the other hand, an oak tree trunk cannot be knocked down by anything or anyone.

  • the trunk grows stronger every year
  • can reach a circumference of about 3 m
  • in free standing even up to 8 m

Different stem length

Oaks become large trees, some species reach a height of up to 30 m. The taller the tree, the taller the trunk. Nevertheless, there are species in which the trunk is relatively short because the crown is formed low.

Sometimes straight, sometimes crooked

More than 600 oak species can be found in the northern hemisphere. It goes without saying that not all oak species have a trunk that looks the same. For example, while it towers straight up into the sky in the swamp oak, it often has a crooked growth in the downy oak.

The common oak and sessile oak species that are most common here have a similar trunk.

The outer dress, the bark

The trunk is covered by a protective bark, which is initially thin and smooth. Later, a thick and severely cracked bark develops from it. The coloring also changes over the years. While the bark of a young oak is usually light in color, it darkens over the years and turns brown.

Valuable oak wood

The oak can be found in gardens and parks and of course in the forest. While the first two cases are about their appearance and their shady crown, the oak tree in the forest is worth hard cash to its owner. The trunk of the oak contains wood, which is a sought-after commodity on the commercial market. Strong and durable, it can be used on furniture and even outdoors.

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