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Naval oaks
12020-04-16T16:37:37-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f591plain2020-04-16T16:37:37-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Timber from oak trees was used to build the hulls of warships.
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12018-09-25T00:10:42-04:00Trees6plain2020-04-16T16:38:09-04:00An empire in need of ships was an empire in need of oak trees.
The tsars had a long-standing obsession with forests.