Beyond the edges are native centenarian live oaks.
Our native oak, as his partisans called him, was visited truly by a nipping winter.
The interior features wood work in native oak.
No plant is hurricaneproof, as attested by all the native live oaks that went down, despite their reputation for being able to survive storms.
"The property has native oak and grasses, and we've been struggling with how to extend that within the building," he said.
It grows from sunny locations to dry shade, such as under native oaks.
The surrounding hills are covered with pine and native oak.
The banks of the lower Dart are covered in ancient woodland of native oak.
They also contained native oak and linden trees, which have proved to be long-lived.
Its slopes are planted with a range of tree species, including native oak, rowan, birch and pine.
