The setting commanded a broad, lowland valley, crowned still with stately oak and alive with game and deer.

"It's Mother Nature's work of art," Mr. Cohn said yesterday, standing before a stately white oak not far from the center of town here.

It, too, is surrounded by stately oaks, which shade the house and give it a warm, welcoming feel.

They camped that night in a grove of stately oaks not far from the Pelosian border and rose early the following morning.

Although the University is located in a major metropolitan area, palm trees, stately oaks, rose bushes, and azaleas can be found in abundance on campus.

At Christ Episcopal Church, an elegantly simple red brick building set amid stately oaks, the serenity has at times been misleading.

Having first surprised the approaching visitors, a lesser designer might have tried to overawe them with an avenue of stately oaks leading up to an impressive portal.

They set up camp under the stately oaks, and milled around the lawn inspecting things.

Spanish moss hung from stately oaks.

This stately oak represents not only its species but the state of New Jersey as well.