November 2008

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=101 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="061785a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Ohio Prairie Association</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ohio Prairie Association"><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="janurary_2009.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Janurary 2009">Janurary 2009</A>   |   <A HREF="december_2008.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="December 2008">December 2008</A>   |   <B>November 2008</B>   |   <A HREF="cirsium_discolor.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="October 2008">October 2008</A>   |   <A HREF="september_2008.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="September 2008">September 2008</A>   |   <A HREF="august_2208.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="August 2008">August 2008</A>   |   <A HREF="july_2008.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="July 2008">July 2008</A>   |   <A HREF="june_2008.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="June 2008">June 2008</A>   |   <A HREF="may_2008.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May 2008">May 2008</A>   |   <A HREF="id77.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="April 2008">April 2008</A>   |   <A HREF="march_2008.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="March 2008">March 2008</A>   |   <A HREF="february_2008.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="February 2008">February 2008</A>   |   <A HREF="january_2008.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="January 2008">January 2008</A>   |   <A HREF="little_bluestem_prairie_gras.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="December 2007">December 2007</A>   |   <A HREF="november_207.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="November 2007">November 2007</A>   |   <A HREF="october_2007.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="October 2007">October 2007</A>   |   <A HREF="prai.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="September 2007">September 2007</A>   |   <A HREF="august_2007.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="August 2007">August 2007</A>   |   <A HREF="june_2007.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="July 2007">July 2007</A>   |   <A HREF="june_200771.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="June 2007">June 2007</A>   |   <A HREF="may_2007.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May 2007">May 2007</A>   |   <A HREF="april_2007.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="April 2007">April 2007</A>   |   <A HREF="march_2007.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="March 2007">March 2007</A>   |   <A HREF="polygala_sanquinea.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="February 2007">February 2007</A>   |   <A HREF="january_2007.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="January 2007">January 2007</A>   |   <A HREF="december_2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="December 2006">December 2006</A>   |   <A HREF="novermber_2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="November 2006">November 2006</A>   |   <A HREF="october_2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="October 2006">October 2006</A>   |   <A HREF="september_2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="September 2006">September 2006</A>   |   <A HREF="august_2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="August 2006">August 2006</A>   |   <A HREF="july_2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="July 2006">July 2006</A>   |   <A HREF="june_2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="June 2006">June 2006</A>   |   <A HREF="may_2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May 2006">May 2006</A>   |   <A HREF="april_2006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="April 2006">April 2006</A>   |   <A HREF="id83.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="March 2006">March 2006</A>   |   <A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="February 2006">February 2006</A>   |   <A HREF="id81.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="January 2006">January 2006</A>   |   <A HREF="id80.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="December 2005">December 2005</A>   |   <A HREF="id79.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="November 2005">November 2005</A>   |   <A HREF="id78.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="October 2005">October 2005</A>   |   <A HREF="id75.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="August 2005">August 2005</A>   |   <A HREF="id74.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="July 2005">July 2005</A>   |   <A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="June 2005">June 2005</A>   |   <A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May 2005">May 2005</A>   |   <A HREF="id61.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="April 2005">April 2005</A>   |   <A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="March 2005">March 2005</A>   |   <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="February 2005">February 2005</A>   |   <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="January 2005">January 2005</A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="062d2b03.jpg"> <div> <IMG SRC="366b4b30.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="179" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="368b4870.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="135" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=379 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>November 2008</I></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="07544400.jpg" border=0 width="68" height="64" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><I><B>Ohio Prairie Plant of the Month</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Species </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> Common Name: <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >Bur Oak</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Latin Name: <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I>Quercus macrocarpa </I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >[Pronounced: "KWAIR-kuss makro-KARP-ah"]</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Type of Plant: <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#777777" FACE="Arial" >Tree</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Identification Helps: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >This large, often majestic oak has deeply incised leaves, as shown in the photo on the left. Its bark is deeply furrowed in older trees. Twigs often have "wings," as shown in the lower photo.  Acorns are deeply enclosed in the supporting cup. </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Preferred Growing Conditions in the Wild:<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Bur oaks can grow in both prairie and non-prairie conditions. On prairies, bur oaks are often found along prairie borders, or as specimen trees on the prairie. </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Preferred Soils:<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Bur oaks can grow in most soils, preferring mesic (normal moisture) to xeric (dry) soils. It usually occupies alkaline soils.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Seasons of Growth and Bloom:<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Blooms right after leaves mature, in May. Acorns mature and drop after a single year. </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Natural Distribution in Ohio:<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Found in all major Ohio prairies, and elsewhere in forests across Ohio.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Description and General Information: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Bur oaks are the most common oaks on Ohio prairies, often appearing as large, majestic specimens. Like all prairie oaks (including black and white oaks), bur oaks at maturity have thick, heat-resistant bark that protects the tree from frequent prairie fires. Fires consume the stems of smaller oaks, but the trees grow back from protected roots. </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Bur oaks have deep tap roots, making this one of the most drought resistant trees in Ohio.</div> <bR> <div> Bur oak acorns have reduced tanin content, making them palatable to a wide range of wildlife species, including deer and turkeys. Blue jays commonly transport bur and other oak acorns out into open prairie and deposit them in the soil, thereby dispersing these oaks into new areas.</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>