8 Amazing Facts About Trees That You Didn’t Know – #7
Posted: March 7, 2016Source: Landscapes Architect Network
#7 Trees and wildlife
You probably knew that trees were good for wildlife, but did you know just how good? For example, the common English Oak (Quercus Robur) can support hundreds of different species, including 284 species of insect and 324 taxa (species, sub-species, and varieties) of lichens living directly on the tree. These in turn provide food for numerous birds and small mammals. The acorns of oak trees (which don’t usually appear until the tree is around 40 years old) are food for dozens of species, including wild boar (and now more commonly pigs), jays, pigeons, pheasants, ducks, squirrels, mice, badgers, and deer.
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