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Sun, Nov 4, 12 at 9:08
| I took 3 photos of the tree ... I live in Houston;
The tree: http://qvi1.com/tree.jpg
Thanks!!! |
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| Quercus texana - Nuttall Oak |
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- Posted by RonHouston none (My Page) on Sun, Nov 4, 12 at 9:21
| Thank you so much! And, thank you for such specificity! I plan to purchase and plant one today. |
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| They are great trees, Ron. Mine has grown 3-4'+ the two growing seasons they have been planted. They also give great fall color up here. One of the best oaks I have seen locally for fall color in fact. John |
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| Hey Ron! I took some pics of one of my nuttalls this morning. Looks more like a sweetgum with all the pinks and purples along with reds, yellows, and oranges.
And yes, that is a huge buck rub and broken limb in the first pic :( |
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| RonHouston, Shumard oak is another possibility, looking at some of the lower, more "mature" leaves. Very similar. |
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| Beng is right on! One of my nuttall's was in fact tagged as a shumard (I wanted a shumard!) in the middle of large lot of shumards. I bought mine before bud break and sure enough after the leaves emerged it turned out to be a nuttall while the others were indeed shumard. They can be very similar. What I have noticed is shumard leaves more closely resemble northern red oak leaves and are wider in general than the long comparably skinny leaves of nuttall. Dormant buds are also very different in size between the two and a very good indicator a positive ID. Not to mention the hybrid possibilities of both since these trees are grown from acorns. John |
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- Posted by RonHouston (My Page) on Tue, Nov 6, 12 at 14:02
| Thanks John and Beng! I'm happy either way - I think either is a good choice. Planted the Nuttall Sunday http://qvi1.com/Nuttall.jpg Any tips and advice, especially pruning/shaping, is welcomed. I'm a real novice when it come to trees. John, your tree looks great - love the colors...thanks for sharing the pics. Ron |
Here is a link that might be useful: Nuttall
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| Look at that leader! Ron, it looks like yours had a 3-4' growth spurt this growing season. Sit back and watch that baby shoot out in all directions next year and add caliper like a maniac!! That is one healthy looking tree. Just make sure you didn't plant it too deeply and that the rootflare is visible under that mulch. You should be set for shade in a few years ;) John |
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