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Post by Bwoods11 on Sept 14, 2022 12:25:10 GMT -6
Took a quick pic of a Swamp Bur Oak that has survived a couple years so far. They seem to be a good option for my area in MN. ![](https://i.ibb.co/j6mmtCq/667-BF1-AC-3-AB9-40-B9-8116-3-E0-EE7-E1-CE84.jpg)
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Post by Foggy on Dec 14, 2022 17:19:29 GMT -6
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Post by Sandbur on Dec 14, 2022 18:00:29 GMT -6
I tried it on one bur oak on light soil and I must have burned the tree. It lost many leaves after that.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Dec 16, 2022 14:06:21 GMT -6
The combination of Bur Oak & Swamp White seems to be a good mix. I’m not sure a straight Swamp White Oak is really any better/worse. Nice option to plant though.
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Post by nhmountains on Dec 16, 2022 18:04:41 GMT -6
I tried it on one bur oak on light soil and I must have burned the tree. It lost many leaves after that. I’d say sunlight more than anything will help produce more acorns. That said there seem to be some sterile or low producing trees. There’s a couple white oaks near me that have never produced a crop in the past 30 years that I’m aware of. I know my father in-law has two chestnuts and one is always loaded with catkins but produces only a few burs a year. The tree next to it produced 170 or so burs this year.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Mar 21, 2023 12:27:24 GMT -6
I just ordered 25 more from Kelly Tree Farm in Iowa . Couldn’t resist !
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Post by honker on Mar 22, 2023 20:57:02 GMT -6
I just ordered 25 more from Kelly Tree Farm in Iowa . Couldn’t resist ! Dang It. Twisted my arm.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Mar 24, 2023 10:24:56 GMT -6
I just ordered 25 more from Kelly Tree Farm in Iowa . Couldn’t resist ! Dang It. Twisted my arm. Keep me posted on how they do . I’m going to tube & cage the oaks. They shoot up fast in a tube.
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Post by honker on May 11, 2023 19:16:11 GMT -6
Trees came today. Little bit of work for the weekend. ![](https://i.ibb.co/1Tyc7pw/IMG-1237.jpg)
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Post by Bwoods11 on May 12, 2023 11:56:24 GMT -6
Honker.. they look nice ! Baby them ! You will be happy with the growth I think !
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Post by honker on May 12, 2023 20:18:36 GMT -6
I couldn’t stay at work late knowing I had trees to plant. I got up here around 5 and got half of them in the ground already. It was slow going as I dug holes for the big root balls. ![](https://i.ibb.co/nQYYZXn/IMG-1244.jpg) ![](https://i.ibb.co/fkj8Tp1/IMG-1248.jpg)
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Post by honker on May 15, 2023 22:11:26 GMT -6
Got the all the swamp bur planted, tubed, and tagged. ![](https://i.ibb.co/rM6kxYm/IMG-1308.jpg) while I was clearing sun in one of the planting spots I came across a 5’ tall native Oak. I’ll get a better ID when the leaves are fully formed, but I put a tube on it as long as I was there. I dropped a Swamp Bur in as neighbor. ![](https://i.ibb.co/0cGvSWW/IMG-1264.jpg) ![](https://i.ibb.co/fvw9gv0/IMG-1265.jpg)
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Post by Bwoods11 on May 16, 2023 8:22:50 GMT -6
I’ve put tubes/cages on native oaks that were just getting started! It works very well. I supposed they have a deep root and just need some protection!
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Post by Bwoods11 on May 19, 2023 17:17:53 GMT -6
I have not had one of these die due to Mother Nature. I failed to properly protect some, and I planted some without weed mat. Those are toast.
But, if you manicure and baby them. As good as it gets for Oaks !!
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Post by biglakebass on May 19, 2023 20:09:57 GMT -6
Windgypsy is giving me some swamp burr he wont get in the ground this year. Anxious to get them in next weekend.
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