...there appears to be some thing oozing out of the tree and quite a few insects/flies are attracted to the area...any ideas what this might be?
I think these are "barklice" referred to here: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Plant-Diseases-715/oak-tree-trunk-webs.htm
no some oak trees have flowers on them
Yes it does, but some oak trees do not.
no some oak trees have flowers on them
no mistletoe on an oak tree is and example of parasitism. Why? Because the mistletoe attaches itself to the oak tree and takes some of the tree's nutrients, although it looks pretty it can lead to the death of the tree.
an oak tree much?
Squirrels and some mammals eat Blue Oak tree's.
An oak tree is a summer and fall tree.
An Oak treeAcorns come from oak trees.
the balls on the tree is the nut [ seed] that i one day going to tern into a oak tree but it will take it a long time for it to be like the tree it came from ps.. never it the balls you see on a oak tree
An oak tree.
An Oak is a deciduous tree not an evergreen. The acorn is the seed of the Oak tree