"P van Rijckevorsel" wrote in message
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Q: A Live Oak is an oak that has not been cut down yet. Right?
A: False. There are three categories of genuine Oak (Quercus), found all
over the Northern Hemisphe White Oaks, Red Oaks and Live Oaks. The
woods
of these three are not closely comparable in any respect. Characters that
are shared by all three woods are prominent rays and a dendritic
arrangement
of pores. All in all there are some 400 species of genuine Oak. In
addition
there are any number of woods called Oak, for whatever reason strikes the
fancy of a wood trader.

To add to the Live Oak description. Live Oak trees look like that are
"alive" year round. They keep their leaves all through Winter. In the
Spring, the new growth leaves cause the older leaves to drop off.