Oak apple 29 May that commemorated the Restoration of Charles II in 1660. The popular name refers to the event during the English Civil War when Charles hid in an oak tree. The commemoration persists in some areas today, although festivities have little to do with the Restoration. Oak apple Oak apple or oak gall is the common name for a large, round, vaguely apple-like gall commonly found on many species of oak. Oak apples range in size from in diameter and are caused by chemicals injected by the larva of certain kinds of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae. The adult
Royal Oak, New Zealand combined tram shelter, gas lamp standard and drinking fountain. By the middle of the 20th century it was decided that the memorial was an obstruction to traffic and it was removed during September and October 1947. The Royal Oak roundabout served six converging roads but one has been closed off in recent years. Royal Oak became the site of New Zealand's first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in 1971. Royal Oak Mall was expanded significantly in the 1980s to become a significant source of commerce in the area. Royal Oak was once home to Boyd Zoo, one of the earliest .