post oak


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Related to post oak: Quercus stellata
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Noun1.post oak - small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence postspost oak - small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts
oak tree, oak - a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns"
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27 November 2012 - US investment firm First Reserve Corporation, via its First Reserve Fund XII, has agreed to acquire engineered products manufacturer Ameriforge Group Inc from Post Oak Companies LP, an affiliate of private equity firm Tanglewood Investments Inc, the parties said today.
Kennedy's gravesite and the post oak (Quercus stellata), dubbed the Arlington Oak.
Some of the company's leasing and portfolio management highlights for 2013 included Key Tower in Cleveland, Ohio with new and renewed leases for almost half of the building include a 15-year renewal of the anchor tenant and a new lease for 115,615 sq ft; 9 Technology Drive in Westborough, Massachusetts with the Bose Corporation signing a 12-year renewal for the entire building; 9 Technology Drive in Westborough, Massachusetts; University Circle in Palo Alto, California where new deals brought this property to 96% leased; 515 Post Oak in Houston, Texas that is 39% leased; and Market Square in Washington DC with most of the retail vacancies at this complex being leased.
5 April 2012 a[euro]" An investor consortium led by US private equity group Post Oak Energy Capital LP has sold Texas-based National Specialty Alloys LLC (NSA) to Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co (NYSE:RS).
Workers soon cleared timber from the construction site, including the 135-year-old post oak that had been Mary Lightheart's home for almost a month.
Real estate investment trust Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE:CUZ) has closed two non-recourse mortgages at Post Oak Central and Promenade, generating about USD303m in proceeds, it disclosed on Monday.
However, it is not to be confused with "swamp white oak"--known for its contrasty, two-color leaves, green above and whitish underneath, and plainly different from the "swamp post oak," whose acorns are over-cupped.