Native Hunter
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I want to add the USDA link for Swamp Chestnut Oak in case anyone needs more information that I have given:
SWAMP CHESTNUT OAK (usda.gov)
SWAMP CHESTNUT OAK (usda.gov)
The Year of The Oaks
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Mennoniteman
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@dogghr random clusters and planting some oaks may serve you better for meeting your double goal of deer and turkeys?
shedder
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Q michauxii, swamp chestnut oak, regrew 18 inches from root in a tube this year. It is planted in a brush mat from logging that may help with weeds, although there are lots in the pic. Another michauxii near it was more in the brush and did the same untubed. Other plantings seem to do well in brush mats, too. Something to consider. They attract rodents, however.
I seeded several 100 michauxii way north of their native range and to my surprise have been some of the best performaers of the 15 oak species I planted. Great trees.
Native Hunter
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Swamp Chestnut Oak has grown taller for me than any of the others in the White Oak Family. However, Overcup Oak (Quercus lyrata) has grown bigger at the base, and at places where it was able to spread out, it has grown wider.
The picture below is going to shock some of you, but this is a 17 year old Q lyrata that I found in the planting recently. The bar on that chainsaw is a 16 inch bar. This is the biggest one I have found, but many others are not far behind it.
The picture below is going to shock some of you, but this is a 17 year old Q lyrata that I found in the planting recently. The bar on that chainsaw is a 16 inch bar. This is the biggest one I have found, but many others are not far behind it.
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Native Hunter
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Since I have brought up Overcup Oak and shocked you guys, I should probably go ahead and talk about it next. Stay tuned and we will cover it soon.
Mennoniteman
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chainsaw idling beside this fine tree? obviously you are planning to cut it down and make furniture...Swamp Chestnut Oak has grown taller for me than any of the others in the White Oak Family. However, Overcup Oak (Quercus lyrata) has grown bigger at the base, and at places where it was able to spread out, it has grown wider.
The picture below is going to shock some of you, but this is a 17 year old Q lyrata that I found in the planting recently. The bar on that chainsaw is a 16 inch bar. This is the biggest one I have found, but many others are not far behind it.
George
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Mennoniteman
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He does get extra credit for having a Stihl, albeit a small one.
Native Hunter
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DocHolladay
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I hunted a property many years ago that had sawtooths on it and they were rather large. There were water lines about 6 feet up the truck where they flooded the area for duck hunting. I don’t know exactly how long they left it flooded, but the trees were doing great and had large acorns on it.
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Travis Aasen
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Excellent Topic for a Thread and great timing as I cut, cut for my food plots and bedding. Would like to keep a few nice oaks.
Native Hunter
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I hope you enjoy tagging along Travis. I’ve been thinking about oaks so much lately, It feels like I have acorns for brains.
One thing to keep in mind is that the best looking trees may not be the best acorn producing trees. But, if you see an outstanding crop on any given tree, there is a good chance that tree will continue to be a great producer until it gets past its prime bearing years.
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Native Hunter
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dogghr, I’m not seeing either one on my place. I do recall a few years ago seeing some big mature red oaks die but never really looked into it. Everything in the planting looks well so far.
