1.   And as forest fires were controlled, these and other grasslands were overgrown with scrub oak and pitch pine.

2.   As she discussed the transfer of her property, Ms. Redd sported a nasty black eye from chasing a cow through the oak scrub thickets the day before.

3.   At first, the flat, dusty trail penetrates a shoulder-high thicket of scrub oak and manzanita.

4.   A few days ago, this woods was thick with pitch pine, scrub oak and blueberry and huckleberry bushes.

5.   But well-intentioned conservationists have allowed the scrub oak to take over in the name of preservation.

6.   Secluded gurgling tubs overlook mountain landscapes of pinon, juniper and scrub oak.

7.   Then his crew spent three years turning five acres of scrub oak into a woodland park, full of exotic plants, grassy paths and a quiet pond.

8.   They pulled out pine, cedar, scrub oak and manzanita.

9.   What is now a well-kept front lawn once was pocked with scrub oak, cedar and mesquite.

10.   When last consulted, the Constitution still was premised on the proposition that representative government represents citizens, not scrub oak and prairie dogs.