Swamp white vs white oak vs red oak

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Does anyone know what extremes that oaks won't tolerate? I have absolutely no naturally occurring oaks around me for miles, and I can't figure out why. The soil is a well drained sandy loam with a natural PH of around 5.5. I've planted a few oaks in the past couple of years and they seem to be doing fine. Maples grow very well here if that helps.


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North Central Reforestation in MN sells bare root and containerized oaks. They have bur oak that come from Central / Western Minnesota that is near the same latitude as the UP and is in a similar USDA zone. Bur oak are supposed to be the generalists of all the oaks. I have read that they're associated with limestone soils in Wisconsin. Not sure how far north that applies.

See the bottom of the page.
http://www.ncrtrees.com/main/containerized_seedlings/

Here's their bare root;
http://www.ncrtrees.com/main/bareroot_stock/

I spoke with them on the phone this summer. The nursery manager was really helpful.