Planted a Live Oak in Springfield, Mo
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Comments (9)did you ask?? .. lol ... as i said.. i am not aware of any named varieties .... not that i tried very hard to find any ... this is not a scientific based analysis .. if any of the scientists want to argue over this.. feel free ... oaks are kinda the sluts of the forest .... they inter-pollinate .. with wild abandon ... to get acorns of say.. the red group.. the tree peeps 'find' an area that is predominantly a red oak forest ... and cull acorns from that area ... but in relying on air currents.. and mother nature.. there is no real way to insure the genetic makeup of any batch of seed ... you may end up with leaves that look like a red oak.. bark that looks like red oak.. wood that looks like red oak.. and habit .. well.. etc ... but somewhere hidden in all the genetics.. i am saying.. fall color ... what color they change when the leaf is dying/shutting down ..... is so far down the genetic cesspool.. that that variable.. is.. well.. variable ... and if you do find ONE red oak.. and pick up acorns from under it.. there is no real way.. to tell what you will end up with ..... in regard to fall color ... so .. IMHO.. the only way to be sure.. is to select them.. when they show their true colors ... and the real problem.. when growing from acorns.. is that they dont show their true colors [man this sounds like a bunch of pop music cliches.. lol] ... for maybe 10 years.. until they hit some level of maturity .... in fact.. i have one 5 year old babe.. maybe 18 inches tall.. that turns pink .... and i am enjoying the heck out of it.. but dont really expect that color to hold .... on my mineral sand 5 acres.. with 40 oak trees.. i have hundreds of free range seedlings .... so if you get to trying to grow seedlings.. and trust me.. its very entertaining ... dont go all martha stewart on how to do it [dont over-complicate it all] ..... throw them on some sand.. protect them from squirrels.. and walk away.. in essence.. be the squirrel.. when planting ... i wish you luck ken...See MoreLawn & Garden Show in Springfield, MO
Comments (9)Springfield at the e-complex next to the Ozark fair grounds corner of the Interstate and Hwy. 13. Can't make it this year and was frozen out last year but 2 years ago it was really good - all kinds of plant and seed suppliers, landscapers, outdoor living suppliers, garden tools, Corps of Engineers reps, vacation guides, etc. Just about anything you can imagine for gardeners. Admission is $5.00 I think. Dave...See MoreWhen is Master Gardener Sale in Springfield?
Comments (14)violet, you have to go back when everything is greened up! She has fish ponds in a grove of trees and has built a stream in the woods behind her shop. I have already been there twice this week. I bought three blueberry bushes, a rhubarb and some herbs and perennials, also a few perennials that I don't do from seed for hanging baskets for shade, impatiens and ivy-leaf geraniums. I may go back and buy the Caroline raspberries. She is also the one who has an open house during Christmas showing her house decorated. She is an absolute Christmas freak! All she asks is a donation for the Humane Society. I want some of her grasses and hostas, but will wait until they come back....also her climatis ..... are priced way under normal market. Oh, I forgot I bought a pair of those fantastic gardening gloves by Atlas. I think they were about $2 cheaper than the pair I got at Hummerts. I absolutely will not garden without them. She has great plans.....another greenhouse; online shopping, which should be up and running in a week or so and she now takes credit cards. What could be better? and she is about 7 minutes from my house. She also is a poultry afficianado.....we love to hear the geese get excited when we are there....See MoreLive Oak?
Comments (50)I can see part of your post Hardister, I know in general that is the rule, but, there are those few exceptions. I think that the Live oaks when they get older will likely not have any bristle tips, but, I don't know of any that can live here in SW Pa zone 6, for me to compare. And the Compton's is a rare one with the bristles, I wish they had the Live oak shaped leaves. And I believe that the Laurel oak is a red oak with no bristles. Shingle oak (red) has a peach tree looking leaf, and Willow oak, maybe has 1 bristle. You likely know this, but, I don't know what you know and don't so I am mentioning it. Later...See MoreMark Talbert
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