The oak tree is a member of the Beech family and its scientific name is Quercus or Lithocarpus . Oak trees can live 200 or more years. It is common to refer to the nutrients given to plants as plant food, although that is not technically correct. Plants need basic inorganic elements which they use to manufacture usable food and lock in the sun's energy into it. A mature oak tree can draw up to 50 or more gallons of water per day.
Trees take up water through their root system.
Some of the water evaporates from the leaves in a process called transpiration. Under these conditions, the acorn production will only reach a percentage of their full potential. After looking at the previous table you now know that lacking a specific nutrient affects a different aspect of the tree development. Also, when not enough water or not all nutrients are available, the trees will grow much slower and smaller but will not stop growing. Oak trees can start producing acorns when they are 20 years old, but sometimes can go all the way to 50 years for the first production.