The construction industry is a fertile field for colorful and racy jargon. New words and terms spring up most regularly, usually for the purpose of promoting something or for confusing the issues to gain economic advantage. A stylish new term of the past twenty-five years is Fast Track Construction. It is a no-nonsense term that rolls easily off the tongue and conjures up images of expedition, economy, efficiency, and directness of purpose. The word track connotes a direct, unswerving route to a predetermined destination.
During stressful periods, oak trees will drop acorns to redirect its energy from producing seeds. Oak trees (Quercus spp.) take decades to mature. Depending on their species, the trees are 20 to 30 years old when they produce their first acorns. Even then, acorn production is not consistent from year to year.
Oak trees come in two major prototypes - red oak trees and white oak trees. Some oak trees have leaves that stay on the tree year-round (evergreen) and others have leaves that drop during dormancy (deciduous), plus they all bear the familiar acorn fruit. All oaks belong to the beech tree family but do not look like a beech tree.