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The White Oak Whiskey Barrel
I can only hope it turns out as lovely as my neighbor's barrel garden.I will begin with some basic information on the white oak tree because it is always good to know your trees.Contrary to its name, the white oak's bark is not white.
California
El Segundo
The Acorn, In a Nutshell
They will serve as a reminder of the power contained in a tiny nutshell, of the importance of perseverance in achieving your goals, and of the strength, fortitude and grandeur of the oak tree.
California
El Segundo
The Branches of Memory.... The Southern Live Oak
The tree is very hardy and is resistant to fire. Mine was a large Southern Live Oak with curled branches perfect for climbing or just laying with a good book on a hot summer afternoon.
California
El Segundo
Bordering the Southern Driveway: Adding Interest to a Long, Winding Lane
That would mean you would need to purchase twenty trees, ten for each side. Entrances to homes that are planted with trees, shrubs and flowers tend to leave lasting memories. Before finalizing your choices, there are a few things to consider.
California
El Segundo
The biggest, oldest tree in the forest: White Oak
It was often called the King of the Forest for the same reasons. The fruits, acorns, are light brown when mature.There is quite a history associated with the tree. It touched my heart because it was her mother that I used to climb the tree to spy on.
California
El Segundo
The Chestnut Oak
I didn't know which was holding the other up, but it looked as if one fell, the other would also come crashing down. I read a lot when I was young, still do, actually, and when I was safe in my rocky cradle, I remember reading aloud for hours from one...
California
El Segundo
Fall Colors
Let's all enjoy this fall and its colors!Thanks to our DG friends Victorgardener, Zhinusmom and GardenGuyKin, for their beautiful pictures I used here.If you want to learn more about leaves turning, you may check these links:
California
El Segundo
Bur x Gambell Oak, Burgambell Oak Quercus macrocarpa  x gambellii
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* The Bur-gambel oak is a Bur oak hybrid which is vigorous, fast growing, and produces heavy crops of acorns at a young age. * Wildlife benefit: Squirrels, chipmunks, deer, birds, and turkeys eat the acorns.
  • Species: macrocarpa
  • Variety: x gambellii
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Common Name: Bur x Gambell Oak, Burgambell Oak
  • Height: 60 feet
New York
Locke
Mossycup White Oak, Bur Oak, Mossycup Oak Quercus macrocarpa    Northern Zone 5
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* This plant is also called Mossycup oak and Mossycup white oak . * Acorn cups are covered with a mossy scale or bur near the rim, hence the common names. It has been planted in many climates, ranging northwards to Anchorage, Alaska, and as far south...
  • Location: Northern Zone 5
  • Botanical Name: Quercus macrocarpa Northern Zone 5
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Height: 70 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
New York
Locke
Bur x Gambell Oak, Burgambell Oak Quercus macrocarpa  x gambellii
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* The Bur-gambel oak is a Bur oak hybrid which is vigorous, fast growing, and produces heavy crops of acorns at a young age. * Wildlife benefit: Squirrels, chipmunks, deer, birds, and turkeys eat the acorns.
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Botanical Name: Quercus macrocarpa x gambellii
  • Height: 60 feet
  • Variety: x gambellii
  • Common Name: Bur x Gambell Oak, Burgambell Oak
New York
Locke
Mossycup White Oak, Bur Oak, Mossycup Oak Quercus macrocarpa    Northern Zone 3
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* Bur Oak typically grows in the open, away from forest canopy. Burleigh County ND. * It commonly lives to be 200 to 300 years old, and may live up to 400 years. It has been planted in many climates, ranging northwards to Anchorage, Alaska, and as far...
  • Purity: 99%
  • Location: Northern Zone 3
  • Quantity: 81.94 lb
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Botanical Name: Quercus macrocarpa Northern Zone 3
  • Germination: 91%
New York
Locke
Mayo Sophora macrocarpa
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Mayo or Mayu (Sophora macrocarpa) is a small tree that inhabits the Chilean Matorral.
  • Species: macrocarpa
  • Common Name: Mayo
  • Genus: Sophora
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Quantity: 2.23 lb
  • Collection Locale: Chile
New York
Locke
Mayo Sophora macrocarpa
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Mayo or Mayu (Sophora macrocarpa) is a small tree that inhabits the Chilean Matorral.
  • Germination: 94%
  • Purity: 96%
  • Family: LEGUMINOSAE
  • Quantity: 2.23 lb
  • Botanical Name: Sophora macrocarpa
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 22
New York
Locke
Nuttall Oak Quercus texana     - Quercus nuttallii
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* It is still relatively obscure in the horticultural industry but is slowly gaining popularity due to its fast growth rate, ease of transplanting, good fall colors and ability to grow in wet soils.
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Height: 30-80 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Common Name: Nuttall Oak
New York
Locke
Chestnut Oak Quercus prinus     - Quercus montana
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* A 10-year-old sapling will stand about 5 m (16 ft) tall. Alba, it is used for furniture, cabinet making, interior finishes, fence posts and fuel. * The acorns of the chestnut oak are 1.5–3 cm long and 1–2 cm broad, among the largest of native American...
  • Height: 60-70 feet
  • Species: prinus
  • Collection Locale: Logan Co, Ill
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Germination: 98%
  • Common Name: Chestnut Oak
New York
Locke
Nuttall Oak Quercus texana     - Quercus nuttallii
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* It is still relatively obscure in the horticultural industry but is slowly gaining popularity due to its fast growth rate, ease of transplanting, good fall colors and ability to grow in wet soils.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Botanical Name: Quercus texana
New York
Locke
Huckleberry Oak Quercus vacciniifolia     - Quercus vaccinifolia
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It grows in high mountain forests. * Quercus vacciniifolia (sometimes spelled Q. * Quercus vacciniifolia is a shrubby evergreen of the oak family, which grows generally less than 1.5 m (5 feet) tall and spreads horizontally, never becoming a tree.
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Species: vacciniifolia
  • Family: FAGACEAE
  • Botanical Name: Quercus vacciniifolia
New York
Locke
Huckleberry Oak Quercus vacciniifolia     - Quercus vaccinifolia
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It grows in high mountain forests. * Quercus vacciniifolia (sometimes spelled Q. * Quercus vacciniifolia is a shrubby evergreen of the oak family, which grows generally less than 1.5 m (5 feet) tall and spreads horizontally, never becoming a tree.
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Common Name: Huckleberry Oak
  • Height: 1-2 feet
New York
Locke
Chestnut Oak Quercus prinus     - Quercus montana
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* A 10-year-old sapling will stand about 5 m (16 ft) tall. Alba, it is used for furniture, cabinet making, interior finishes, fence posts and fuel. * The acorns of the chestnut oak are 1.5–3 cm long and 1–2 cm broad, among the largest of native American...
  • Height: 60-70 feet
  • Collection Locale: Logan Co, Ill
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Seeds Per Pound: 44
  • Botanical Name: Quercus prinus
New York
Locke
Cherrybark Oak Quercus pagoda     - Quercus falcata  pagodifolia  , Quercus falcata pagodifolia
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These sites occur along both large and small streams of the southeastern Coastal Plain and the Mississippi Valley north into Missouri and Illinois. * It is widely distributed on the best loamy sites on first bottom ridges, well-drained terraces, and colluvial...
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Botanical Name: Quercus pagoda
  • Common Name: Cherrybark Oak
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
New York
Locke
Cherrybark Oak Quercus pagoda     - Quercus falcata  pagodifolia  , Quercus falcata pagodifolia
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These sites occur along both large and small streams of the southeastern Coastal Plain and the Mississippi Valley north into Missouri and Illinois. * It is widely distributed on the best loamy sites on first bottom ridges, well-drained terraces, and colluvial...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Species: pagoda
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Botanical Name: Quercus pagoda
New York
Locke
Monterey Cypress Cupressus macrocarpa
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

It can be trimmed so long as it is not cut back into old wood. * A good fast growing hedge for the milder areas of Britain, tolerating maritime exposure. These two small populations represent what was once a very large forest on the west coast.
  • Family: Cupressaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Genus: Cupressus
  • Common Name: Monterey Cypress
  • Collection Locale: India
  • Height: 40-50 feet
New York
Locke
Monterey Cypress Cupressus macrocarpa
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

It can be trimmed so long as it is not cut back into old wood. * A good fast growing hedge for the milder areas of Britain, tolerating maritime exposure. These two small populations represent what was once a very large forest on the west coast.
  • Genus: Cupressus
  • Collection Locale: India
  • Common Name: Monterey Cypress
  • Crop Year: 2014
  • Family: Cupressaceae
  • Species: macrocarpa
New York
Locke
Northern Red Oak Quercus rubra     - Quercus borealis
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* Prefers a good deep fertile loam which can be on the stiff side. * A fairly fast-growing tree, it is cultivated for its timber in C. * Tolerate: Drought, Dry Soil, Black Walnut, Air Pollution.
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Species: rubra
  • Collection Locale: Illinois
  • Germination: 98%
  • Botanical Name: Quercus rubra
  • Common Name: Northern Red Oak
New York
Locke
Cupressus macrocarpa Goldcrest Miniature Christmas Tree
Prices start at : 22.95 USD / 18+ inches tall

Keep consistently moist. After the holiday season it can be moved to a sheltered location where it can gradually cool down to the outside air temperature. The dense growth of this cypress variety means its also a great screen plant that wont overgrow...
Maryland
Bowie
Wavyleaf Oak Quercus undulata     - Quercus x undulata
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* A decoction of the root bark has been used to treat internal pains. Such hybrids are usually referred to as the Quercus × undulata complex because of widespread application of the latter name to various populations.
  • Family: FAGACEAE
  • Species: undulata
  • Common Name: Wavyleaf Oak
  • Botanical Name: Quercus undulata
New York
Locke
Wavyleaf Oak Quercus undulata     - Quercus x undulata
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* A decoction of the root bark has been used to treat internal pains. Such hybrids are usually referred to as the Quercus × undulata complex because of widespread application of the latter name to various populations.
  • Species: undulata
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Height: 9-12 feet
  • Genus: Quercus
New York
Locke