Central Midwest Gardening: Fall RU 09-Plant swap, 1 by shortleaf
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shortleaf wrote: Sounds like a festive gift and very creative too! I know of several Bur Oak trees around here. Actually, its probably my favorite tree. Its a big shade tree, would be a legacy tree, (it lives hundreds of years), a guaranteed swing-bench tree. and is just a great wildlife tree that would look nice in a big open area. Its not even a terribly slow grower, maybe medium speed rate of growth, but not slow. Bur Oak acorns get really large in southern climes because of the longer Summer. Heres a large acorn, but its not an american acorn, its a tropical Oak tree in Mexico and Central America. - http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v243/w4i0a/?action=view&cu... Thats not a small hand, that guy is 6'6"! Heres the Bur Oak tree where I plan to get the acorns from though, the photo is below. Its funny, I took that photo 6 years ago to the day today! lol I would guesstimate that tree to be very old, maybe 250 years or so. I'm lucky its so close, its in Hill Park in Independence, MO., 2 or 3 miles away. The frilly, hairy cap comes off the acorn easy, just twist/pull the acorn out. I can get many White Oak acorns too, they're smaller (only about an inch in diameter). I'll try to get photos of them and you can pick. White Oak is a large, nice tree too. Its a slow grower, the Fall color is a nice maroon. It is definitely a legacy tree tho, it lives around 600 years. - http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v243/w4i0a/?action=view&cu... Will |