oak

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Under U.S. law, bourbon must be distilled from a mix of grains containing at least 51% corn, and aged in new, charred barrels of oak.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

He also filmed on a Dorset clifftop, on a chalk stream in Wiltshire, and beneath his favourite tree - a 700-year-old oak in Richmond Park, London.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

But oak trees have a surprising response when caterpillars become too abundant.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

Residents have also found the crews digging under the town’s oak and pine trees that survived last year’s fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The sight of the moonlit barn, the shadowy oak, and the outline of Redhead Hill was a comfort.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney