scrub oak

collocation in English

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scrub
noun
uk
/skrʌb/us
/skrʌb/
(an area of land covered with) short trees and bushes, growing on dry ground of ...
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oak
noun[C or U]
uk
/əʊk/us
/oʊk/
a large tree that is common in northern countries, or the hard wood of ...
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(Definition ofscrubandoakfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The habitat consists of oak forestsscruboakforests.
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The route gains altitude in the beginning, going through a steepscruboaksection.
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The area is forested mainly with pitch pine andscruboak.
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It is often calledscruboak, oak brush or white oak.
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In 1710, this dry valley was covered withscruboakin sparse thickets.
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Other species ofscruboakand pine are also found in xeric hammocks.
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Its habitats are brush areas next to streams, rivers or mesquite, pine andscruboakforests.
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He then turned into a pasture, dashing through cactus, mesquite, andscruboak.
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It is typically found growing in alpine meadows, screes, and cliffs, sometimes growing withscruboak.
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Common species include: red maple, pitch pine, white pine, andscruboak.
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Most routes are 2-4 pitches in length, with walkoffs involving still morescruboak.
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Fauna within the park includes ponderosa pine and cottonwood trees,scruboak, grass prairie and meadows.
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Juniper, sumac,scruboak, oak ferns and poison ivy can also be found.
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The large grasslands and barrens are dominated by scattered jack pine, red pine,scruboak, and quaking aspen trees.
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In this type of forest, pitch pine,scruboak, black oak and chestnut oak are the main trees.
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Although several of the walls remain intact, much of the architecture has deteriorated, giving way toscruboakand additional vegetation.
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Approaches involve parking alongside the road and hiking a short distance up throughscruboak, sometimes scrambling through fields of enormous boulders.
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They can be found in pine andscruboaksandhill habitats in parts of this range but sometimes inhabit hardwood areas and pine flatwoods that undergo seasonal flooding.
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It can be found near desert streams in dense underbrush, mesquite thickets, willows,scruboak, high elevations in manzanita, and in the low desert near canyon chaparral.
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Part of the summit is grassy and open and part is covered withscruboakand shrubs; the sides of the mountain are wooded with northern hardwood tree species.
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