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Oak Cam
This web cam will follow
the annual life cycle of a valley oak. You can read a lot more about
oaks elsewhere on the Hastings website (see the "Oak
Woodlands"). Here, we can use time lapse (Quicktime) to see
the oak branch go through the circle of life, from March 2007 to May
2008.
What did we learns so
far?
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The branch moved about and down about 3 feet (slowly creeping out
of view) as the leaves and fruit grew and fell off. We added a backboard
that allowed us to tie the branch at the left side. Even the 3 foot branch
continued to bend up and down seasonally.
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The branch has flowers (male catkins) one year, but not the next. Maybe
this is partly why there is such variability in acorn production?
Current View (below): |
Time Lapse Movie: |
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