Planting a Live Oak
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Comments (22)This is my opinion of stuff posted above, so take it for whatever it means to you personally, you guys will need new Live oaks planted every now and then, the old ones will die out eventually, so you will want SOME new plantings, right? Roots of trees planted in clay soil arou nd cement buildings and maybe a cement pool, or a parking spot, will cause problems in a drought, from what I've read anyway, not by personal experience, because clay soil holds onto moisture more than sandy soil or loamy soil, so I think that clay soil will cause a problem with the moisture balance, and the result will be cracking of the cement, OR something else, I just know FOR SURE for SOME GOOD reason clay soil and tree roots around a house foundation or slab made from cement is said to cause a problem. If you've got sandy or loam soil, both free draining soil, it should be fine. Nettlesmith, if you have clay soil, I would say to plant at least 80-90 ft away from your foundation, and I'm no expert, but, that's a good guesstimate by me, most oaks are about 100-120 feet wide in mature width of their crown, sme more or less. If you get lottsa rain drought should'nt be an issue, but, there are droughts sometimes in places that are usually good about rainfall, I hope I've helped you, but, I am a REALLY NOVICE gardener, so don't take anything I've said for the gospel. Lets hope for more info from the ones in the know, but, to anyone who wants a real pro's opinion, you need to tell us where you are from, so we know your climate....See MoreThree main branches twisting together on top of oak tree - CUT??
Comments (3)With those narrow crotch angles I would remove all but the largest main leader. Had the same situation on my shingle oak, chopped the smallest off and it is now quite happy and growing normally. Failing to remove them will give you branch failure in high wind or ice later. Chop chop. hortster...See Morewhy do live oaks survive a strom?
Comments (9)they are NOT good huricane trees where i am. when charlie came through last year EVERY SINGLE ONE came down. even the BIG ones that were 40 feet tall. i saw one go over that had a root ball nearly 2 stories tall. and i saw another that the a branch had a diamiter of at least 18 inches....snapped clean in half. I'm not quite sure where you are located or how close you are to the coast. I am 3 miles from the beach in fort myers (south west florida). we were about 15 to 20 miles south of the eye when it hit land. I would NOT recomend a live oak. they are pretty but not sturdy. if you're looking for a neat shade tree, look into the poinsiana tree. they have the most beautiful spraling canopies with bright orange flowers and long (12 inches or more) flat seed pods. I don't think they leave a lot of yard litter either...maybe only the seed pods once they are dropped. in my opinion though the once a year clean-up of the pods would be worth the flowers they put out...they canopy is really cool too. almost umbrella-like. just my 2 cents kristiina...See MoreIs there something wrong with my newly planted live oak?
Comments (8)dig a hole with a hand trowel ... AND FIND OUT IF ITS TOO WET OR TOO DRY ... crikey ... no more guessing ... adjust watering accordingly ... find out if the ball planted is wet or dry ... no tree .. recent transplant.. is properly watering with lawn irrigation ... long deep INFREQUENT soaking are imperative ... and that is not how you water grass ... also google mulch volcano ... and fix that ... one problem never answered .. until it dies and is dug up ... is how mangled the roots were when they dug up this extremely large tree and cut off 99% of its roots .. sometimes.. its just a massacre ... but your does have leaves.. it was seriously hurt .. but it is producing food thru those leaves.. and if you perfect and insure proper water.. it has a good chance of surviving ... you can not compare the one prospering.. because.. again.. all the important stuff is underground... ken...See Morevancleaveterry
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