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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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I will be careful how far away I'll buy things from, but I do feel a lot better about spreading natives that may be from farther south...but perhaps appropriate with the warmer weather we've been experiencing. I agree, planting natives is better than planting no natives. Being aware of provenance is still important to me...although, I have no way of knowing where the Trillium erectum and Dutchman's breeches (that I found in the previous owner's flower bed) came from...I'm just happy to have them. ![]()
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Heron
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Minnesota
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The oak trees that are everywhere in my area are the Bur Oak, and they are HUGE (and can also live over 300 years). What does Tallamy say is the most important aspect of oaks? Are they a favorite for insects? Does anyone know of a Dwarf Bur Oak? |
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Northeastern MA
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Heron
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Minnesota
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Last fall one of my daughters collected tons of acorns from the city park and brought them into the house to play with them. Once she started to neglect them, I decided to bring them outdoors and left them under the spruce tree for the squirrels. I think I should scour my yard for any oak seedlings this spring. I've read that Bur Oaks can grow roots to 5 feet deep just in their first year. I can't imagine how any nursery could sell those trees if they have roots that size at such a young age!
Speaking of planting new trees, we presently have an old ash tree and an old box elder tree growing out of the same place in our yard (at the bottom, their trunks are touching). Especially with emerald ash borer getting closer to our area, I've been thinking that neither of those trees is going to last much longer, and I've been mulling over which tree to plant in their place. Perhaps an oak tree is the answer. |
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I found an oak growing in the middle of our two acres...not where I'd have put it, but I decided to let it go. I figured I could have moved it, but why slow it down by having to recover from transplanting, so after three years, it is starting to get a little height...I'm hoping it will shoot up in a few years. Quote:
I think your idea of adding some oaks is a good one.
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Heron
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Michigan/detroit
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Heron
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Michigan/detroit
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Heron
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: powell,Ohio
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Pope
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Virginia
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I also didn't know that about the name pigeon-wood and about the passenger pigeon. I wonder what other species the passenger pigeon may have utilized? It is an interesting thing to think about.
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