It all comes down to how patient you are, and when you’re dealing with oaks, patience comes with the territory. Your options for planting Quercus are relatively limited, and the cost of doing so can range from little to no cash exchanged and a few minutes of your time to huge investments of thousands of dollars. Many parks and wooded areas feature a variety of different types that offer shade and respite from the summer heat.īeyond these uses, Quercus trees are also vital to wildlife, and a host of species depend on oaks to survive.Īdding more oaks to our landscapes and parks directly helps our local ecosystems, and that helps to strengthen the natural world everywhere. Oak trees in the modern day are used largely as landscape ornamentals. The tannins in oak leaves were utilized in many non-culinary areas as well, from tanning leather to making cosmetics and feeding animals. It apparently doesn’t taste very good, or so I’ve read, but enough of it could be dried and ground to make a plain and slightly nutty flour that pairs well with wild game.Įven the leaves have been used in making sauerkraut, wine, and tea. Removing the hard outer shell exposes the edible stuff inside. The acorns produced by oaks were a food source for many Indigenous people. Ship masts, bows and arrows, furniture, wine barrels, tools, housing – Quercus is ideal for pretty much anything that requires the finest sturdy and resilient lumber. The wood is strong and resilient to rot and weathering, and it’s been put to use in any project that requires strong lumber. Since then, humankind has found uses for every bit of the oak tree. Quercus has a muddied history, as most ancient life forms do, but fossil evidence suggests that the genus found its start in North America.
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