This spring, Brett Dupree went to the McDowell Nature Preserve in southwest Charlotte in search of an overcup oak tree, one of Charlotte’s “treasure trees.” “Treasure trees” was a program started in ...
Oak bark (Quercus alba) comes from trees of the Fagaceae family, typically white oak varieties native to North America. It’s derived from the inner bark and round growths known as galls that form on ...
Editor’s note: A version of this story was originally published in December 2020. In the spring of 2020, Brett Dupree went to the McDowell Nature Preserve in southwest Charlotte in search of an ...