Hello, [Pick-up ONLY; I've no way to deliver this...Jacksonville, FL] I have a Live Oak I purchased in March from the Jax Annual Flowering Tree sale. I originally purchased it to donate, but have not found any suitable donors and it would be too much work in addition to the trees I've planted in our park, to transplant. It's about 10' tall (in it's container) by 3' wide. As it's in my backyard, I've been able to keep up with it with watering, very light / diluted nitrogen fertilizer and mulch in addition to protecting the sides of the container for the intense heat this summer. The container has extra holes drilled for proper drainage. The tree has not shown any signs of stress thus far. I would be more than happy to trade it for something along the lines of the following, or likewise suggestions, such as a small tree for the land between the road and sidewalk. [1] Feijoa Sellowiana (Would really love one or more of these) [2] Large Gardenia(s) flowering/scented that is easy-manage in Florida [3] perennial peanut that I can use as a groundcover/mow [4] suggestions :) Please feel free to contact me here or at cammunism at gmail dot com

I want to further this post by asking one more question. I live in an apartment and have planted some shumard and live oaks in a 5 gallon pot. The problem is, I don't get direct sunlight in my apartment, but I keep the pot close to window for light. What I am planning to do is to hopefully either plant some at my brother's backyard, and maybe, somehow, if it's possible grow them inside my apartment for me. I don't know how fast they'll grow, and how big pot will I need over the next year. It's been two weeks since put this acorns and it's my first time experience. Ideally, I was planning to grow acorn from the seed for my future house, which is still 2 years away. The other important thing I read about is to not allow the plant roots to circle the pot. I wonder, how can I deal with the growing tap root in the pot, considering their growth is four times longer than their size above the ground. I know, these are a lots of questions, but if someone can answer them for me, that would be really helpful to me. Thank you so much.

I'm in zone 5A, should I plant now or wait until the Spring? Logan, what does "mechanical" damage mean? It wasn't damaged by anything "mechanical", it was some animal that chewed on it. I do all my own yard work so there was never anything like a weed eater or anything mechanical that hit the tree. Maybe I'm misunderstanding. Thanks all. I just wanted to be sure. A friend was telling me "oh it will come back, it's just repairing itself". I'm like "yeah but it's been 5 or 6 years". I'm just annoyed that I waited so long! I just kept thinking it would make a comeback, but the scarred trunk actually just seems like it's getting worse and worse each year.

Heya guys, I have planted my QMLO baby outside in my yard, in a well drained location. I had planted it about 2 weeks ago. I kinda HAD to because it had been getting some new spring leaves on it, and I was afraid that IF I HAD WAITED much longer, that I would not have been able to plant it outside in the ground, and be able to have dealt with all of the circling roots that were in the pot that it had been growing in while it was in the greenhouse. I really hope that I haven't messed up by planting it out TOO SOON. When we have gotten a cold spell, about 34F, I have been using a little shelter to protect the QMLO baby, BUT, I have seen that those new leaves on the QMLO baby have died. But, the QMLO baby has NOT been exposed to tempts lower than 34F so far. And, I have been covering the tree when it has been about 34F. I had used a heavy frost cloth, and wrapped it around the baby QMLO., while it was STILL inside the "little shelter", so, I am REALLY HOPING that my QMLO baby is going to be good. I would have just kept my baby QMLO in my greenhouse until after my area's last frost date, but, I had to deal with many circling roots that were in the pot where my baby QMLO had been living. And, so, me dealing with all of those circling roots had been BEST for my baby QMLO, and that is OF COURSE, WHY, I had been so eager to go on ahead AND TRANSPLANT MY QMLO into an actual bed of native soil in my yard. I really hope that I have done right by my little QMLO tree. BTW, I will mention that in my area here, we have (as of the WHOLE WINTER) only gone down to a low of 7F, so, NO below zero temps this WHOLE WINTER! I do find that amazing! But, of course, we can't just figure that we will not ever experience those REALLY frigid winters ever again! BUT, as of April 2024, we have been at a zone 7a hardiness zone rating. Anyways, I REALLY do wish that my QMLO will be able to rebound fine after experiencing some quite FROSTY nights, and that my effort to protect them, will be successful. I have REALLY tried to cover my QMLO baby with a heavy frostcloth, and also having it inside a shelter that totally encloses the tree. I totally feel GREAT about protecting the tree, BUT, I do also hope that I haven't killed the tree by me planting it out too early in my yard. All that I can ask is that people,, just, Wish me luck.