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Post by Catscratch on Sept 5, 2019 8:39:18 GMT -6
We have the occasional large oaks die sometimes. It always worry about Oak Wilt when I see one turn brown.
This summer we had a nursery in Oklahoma selling rhododendron plants that were infected with Sudden Oak Death. Apparently the plants were shipped all over the region and sold through Walmart. Lots of warnings in the news and on the radio. They were recommending double bagging and deep burial, or burning completely including roots of any rhodedendrons.
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Post by benmnwi on Sept 5, 2019 10:49:46 GMT -6
There is a lot of oak wilt in SE MN and it hits members of the red oak family hardest. It also seems more common in areas with sandy soil than those areas with good dirt.
Luckily it seems that the burr oaks aren't hit as hard and I've never seen it move through a burr oak dominated woods like it does an area filled with red/black oaks.
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Post by sd51555 on Sept 5, 2019 20:36:29 GMT -6
Here's the latest oak wilt map. I was worried about it too. My place is wet, and it rained like a bastard the first couple years here. My oaks looked like they were all gonna cack off. That was when I tracked down an oak disease guide. What I had was actually anthracnose, brought on by... ...Suprise suprise, excess moisture. It's not fatal, but it will MF your shit for the year. The past couple seasons have been far dryer, and I haven't seen anthracnose show up. That bullshit of getting 5-8" per week for 3 months was for the cats.
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Post by biglakebass on Sept 5, 2019 20:42:45 GMT -6
The Sherburne county forester told me on a site visit years ago we are the epi center of oak wilt in Mn. My neighbors have been devastated with it. I have done vibraplowing 2 times. I have been lucky. Knock on wood.
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Post by nhmountains on Sept 18, 2019 3:15:08 GMT -6
The place where I’ve been collecting white oak acorns the past few years has around a dozen trees. Only 2 of them are dropping nuts this year. I’m not sure if the rest dropped early or if they just took the year off. Another reason to diversify your tree planting with different types of trees.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Sept 18, 2019 9:21:33 GMT -6
Just not seeing much for acorns in Pope County, going to sit in Otter Tail tonight. I'll see how the red oaks are doing. Funny how 60 miles in the same state can have such a difference in trees. Starbuck-Glenwood area has few natural red oaks--Parkers Prairie has a bunch of them.
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Post by smsmith on Sept 18, 2019 9:29:15 GMT -6
Just not seeing much for acorns in Pope County, going to sit in Otter Tail tonight. I'll see how the red oaks are doing. Funny how 60 miles in the same state can have such a difference in trees. Starbuck-Glenwood area has few natural red oaks--Parkers Prairie has a bunch of them. I've found the variances in relatively short distances here interesting as well. I just got in from my daily walk and was looking at the fallen leaves on the road. I looked at one as I passed and thought....that's a white oak. Looked up at the tree and sure enough...white oak. I've walked past that tree literally hundreds of times and never noticed it was a white oak.
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Post by Catscratch on Sept 18, 2019 10:09:05 GMT -6
Did some checking; zero Sawtooth and DCO this year. That's kind of odd. Tons of Chinkapin and some Burr though, haven't looked at the reds yet.
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Post by nhmountains on Sept 18, 2019 16:37:10 GMT -6
Just not seeing much for acorns in Pope County, going to sit in Otter Tail tonight. I'll see how the red oaks are doing. Funny how 60 miles in the same state can have such a difference in trees. Starbuck-Glenwood area has few natural red oaks--Parkers Prairie has a bunch of them. I've found the variances in relatively short distances here interesting as well. I just got in from my daily walk and was looking at the fallen leaves on the road. I looked at one as I passed and thought....that's a white oak. Looked up at the tree and sure enough...white oak. I've walked past that tree literally hundreds of times and never noticed it was a white oak. That happened to me at my home. It took over 20 years for me to figure out there was a white oak across the street mixed in with the reds. I’d see a leaf in my driveway from time to time but, I never pursued finding it. I don’t think it’s produced a nut though. Never have seen them in the road.
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Post by nhmountains on Sept 18, 2019 16:38:24 GMT -6
Did some checking; zero Sawtooth and DCO this year. That's kind of odd. Tons of Chinkapin and some Burr though, haven't looked at the reds yet. Late frosts stop them from bearing this year?
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Post by Sandbur on Sept 18, 2019 17:12:06 GMT -6
Just not seeing much for acorns in Pope County, going to sit in Otter Tail tonight. I'll see how the red oaks are doing. Funny how 60 miles in the same state can have such a difference in trees. Starbuck-Glenwood area has few natural red oaks--Parkers Prairie has a bunch of them. I've found the variances in relatively short distances here interesting as well. I just got in from my daily walk and was looking at the fallen leaves on the road. I looked at one as I passed and thought....that's a white oak. Looked up at the tree and sure enough...white oak. I've walked past that tree literally hundreds of times and never noticed it was a white oak. Do you have many whites? I don’t think I have any, but I did find some in Camp Ripley during last year’s bow hunt.
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Post by Catscratch on Sept 18, 2019 17:32:44 GMT -6
Did some checking; zero Sawtooth and DCO this year. That's kind of odd. Tons of Chinkapin and some Burr though, haven't looked at the reds yet. Late frosts stop them from bearing this year? I don't think so. It's the best fruit year I've ever seen and I don't remember a late frost. We had a ton of unseasonable rain that I suspect was the cause. It's certainly been an odd year, see the grasses in the pic... they shouldn't be green this time of yr but instead a crispy brown. I suspect the oaks either put energy into vegetative growth, or a bug got into the acorns while they were young. Just guessing though.
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Post by smsmith on Sept 18, 2019 18:12:25 GMT -6
I've found the variances in relatively short distances here interesting as well. I just got in from my daily walk and was looking at the fallen leaves on the road. I looked at one as I passed and thought....that's a white oak. Looked up at the tree and sure enough...white oak. I've walked past that tree literally hundreds of times and never noticed it was a white oak. Do you have many whites? I don’t think I have any, but I did find some in Camp Ripley during last year’s bow hunt. No, very few. I do have a number of trees that I am convinced are some type of burr/white hybrid however.
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Post by Reagan on Sept 18, 2019 20:04:54 GMT -6
I didn’t plant these oaks but I found a bunch of these acorns on the ground today. I see a variety of oak trees but I’m not sure which one is producing. Anyone know what kind of oak these are?
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Post by nhmountains on Sept 19, 2019 4:04:42 GMT -6
Any photos of the leaves Reagan??
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