Throughout time and across cultures, the oak has symbolized strength. The Celts prized the oak as a symbol of hospitality. The tree also personifies pride and wisdom.
Oaks are beautiful, their wood valuable, and their fruit a source of food for animals.
Quebec has about ten different species, of which the three most important are the white oak, bur oak, and red oak. Squirrels, jays, bears, and white-tailed deer all feed on acorns, the fruit of the oak. Leaf Fruit Leaves, alternate, simple, with deep, pointed notches. Fruits, acorns with cup enclosing one quarter of nut.