Why do they say 'live oaks' in the South?

Posted by Kath on April 13, 2009, at 13:35:47

In reply to Re: WOW!, posted by no_rose_garden on April 12, 2009, at 17:42:22

Sure looks like it's strong as an ox!
I've often wondered in Southern-set novels, why do they say "Live Oak"....if they're describing for ex a driveway, they'll say "It was a curving lane, with live oaks all along it." Are there lots of dead oaks in the South?
Kath

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A really big, really old oak tree Kath 4/10/09
WOW! TexasChic 4/10/09
Re: WOW! Phillipa 4/11/09
Re: WOW! no_rose_garden 4/12/09
Why do they say 'live oaks' in the South? Kath 4/13/09
Re: Why do they say 'live oaks' in the South? » Kath Larry Hoover 4/13/09
Re: Why do they say 'live oaks' in the South? » Larry Hoover Kath 4/13/09
Re: Why do they say 'live oaks' in the South? » Kath Larry Hoover 4/13/09
Re: Why do they say 'live oaks' in the South? Shar 4/14/09
Re: Why do they say 'live oaks' in the South? » Larry Hoover Kath 4/14/09
Re: Why do they say 'live oaks' in the South? » Shar Kath 4/14/09

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