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Post by smsmith on Dec 30, 2020 16:38:49 GMT -6
They eventually seem to self prune on their own below 15 feet from what I see here. Northern red oaks will. However, they'll have knots where those branches self pruned. You get a knot free log growing in a high density setting.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Dec 30, 2020 17:27:48 GMT -6
Honestly one of the best trees on the planet. I plant some every year!
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Post by Reagan on Dec 30, 2020 21:35:41 GMT -6
Last Sunday I got my first chance to walk my property with snow. This was day three of snow and it was easy to spot where the deer have been digging for red acorns. My best bedding area is behind me on the point of a ridge. Beds were 50-150 yards away. Looks like you may have some smaller oaks in there that you can eventually thin competition from. I’ve got some producing nuts at 3” dbh. I haven’t run a chainsaw at all on this ridge. My tree ID skills maybe to weak to start cutting here. I spend all my time on the south ridge waging war on sweet gums.
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Post by nhmountains on Dec 30, 2020 22:10:50 GMT -6
Looks like you may have some smaller oaks in there that you can eventually thin competition from. I’ve got some producing nuts at 3” dbh. I haven’t run a chainsaw at all on this ridge. My tree ID skills maybe to weak to start cutting here. I spend all my time on the south ridge waging war on sweet gums. I’d hold off until next spring. When they leaf out mark them with flagging tape and wait until next winter. The bark on younger red oaks sometimes looks to me like red maple and others it’s easy to pick out. I’ve got two trees that are side by side. The bark looks identical so far but, I marked the oak last summer and will take down the maple this winter.
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Post by honker on Jan 4, 2021 8:12:33 GMT -6
Need some clearing advice. I should take the leaner down for sure, but should I leave both of the other two? They are pretty much two sides of a full tree at this point. The one on the left has the best attempt at a full canopy.
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Post by sd51555 on Jan 4, 2021 9:11:46 GMT -6
I'm not a forester or a silvo-genius, but in a situation like that, I pick a winner and cut aggressively. My general rule is a crowded tree won't perform well. Not the case with all of them, take dogwood as an example, or balsams.
I don't know. That's my take on it.
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Post by nhmountains on Jan 4, 2021 9:32:56 GMT -6
In a perfect world I’d cut that leaner but, what I’ve read some oaks never produce acorns or at least very rarely. I’ve read 40% of whites don’t. I’m not sure on reds. I’d look and see if there’s caps left on them or wait until next fall to see if they’re producing. I’ve got a large old white oak near my house that hasn’t produced an acorn that I know of in 25 years.
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Red Oaks
Jun 22, 2021 16:42:57 GMT -6
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Post by Bwoods11 on Jun 22, 2021 16:42:57 GMT -6
I’ve seen a few Red Oaks near swamp in Otter Tail … can they take wet conditions?
They look great this year !
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Post by nhmountains on Jun 23, 2021 7:14:27 GMT -6
I’ve seen a few Red Oaks near swamp in Otter Tail … can they take wet conditions? They look great this year ! I have some in moist area but, no long standing water.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Jun 23, 2021 7:56:47 GMT -6
I’ve seen a few Red Oaks near swamp in Otter Tail … can they take wet conditions? They look great this year ! I have some in moist area but, no long standing water. Surprises me, as I have heard they like ridges, etc... but these are right on edge of the swamp, mixed in with aspen.
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Post by smsmith on Jun 23, 2021 8:03:17 GMT -6
I have some in moist area but, no long standing water. Surprises me, as I have heard they like ridges, etc... but these are right on edge of the swamp, mixed in with aspen. Are you certain they are reds, not pins?
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Red Oaks
Jun 23, 2021 8:15:30 GMT -6
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Post by Bwoods11 on Jun 23, 2021 8:15:30 GMT -6
Stu… you could be right. I’ll get a picture
Might be Pin oaks??
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Post by smsmith on Jun 23, 2021 9:04:21 GMT -6
Stu… you could be right. I’ll get a picture Might be Pin oaks?? I only ask because many of the red family oaks that grow in lower spots here are pins. There are a few northern reds as well however.
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Red Oaks
Apr 19, 2022 11:50:19 GMT -6
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Post by Bwoods11 on Apr 19, 2022 11:50:19 GMT -6
I’ve got 20 Red Oak going in the ground in Iowa.. at least 20 more in Minnesota. I’ve been tube or cage on them with about the same survival. Maybe 50% not great, but the survivors will be a nice addition long term!
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Post by benmnwi on Apr 19, 2022 12:54:02 GMT -6
Have you ever tried grabbing a bunch of acorns in the fall and burying them in an inch of dirt in areas that get full sun? I've had good luck doing that with bur oaks while I'm at my WI place hunting in the fall.
In my area of SE MN black oaks are the more common member of the red oak family here. We always just called them red oaks, but the logger who cut my place told me they were actually black oaks. The real red oaks are found in more of the big woods sections and the black oaks seem to be found in more of the oak savannah areas mixed in with bur oaks and walnuts. It seems that the red oaks have larger acorns, but the black oaks could add a little variety.
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