The White Oak: King of Trees

[Woodznutz]

My city is rich in these trees. I have two giants in my front yard that are now displaying their beautiful ruddy, iridescent red color. My daily walk takes me across what once was a beautiful oak ridge, many trees of which survived the stately home development, the product of visionary city planners early in the last century and now crown it with their summer shade and fall beauty. The streets are ankle deep their leaves, the fall carpet that has its own charm, the perfect addition to a glorious visual picture. Punctuating this vision are the landscape plantings bursting with bright reds and yellows that put the finishing touches on a perfect urban fall picture.

 

[1srelluc]

Nah, I like Pin (red) Oaks better but I'm not a hater....I have two of each.

 

[Blaster]

Oak trees attract lots of squirrels.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Oak trees attract lots of squirrels.

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Since most of the oaks are on the other side of town from me, I get to live mostly squirrel-free.

The few who hang out in my neighborhood get a shocking taste of the hot pepper in my bird feeders, and stay away. It can be a pity because the pup loves chasing them. She has to settle for bunnies.

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[Chuz Life]

My city is rich in these trees. I have two giants in my front yard that are now displaying their beautiful ruddy, iridescent red color. My daily walk takes me across what once was a beautiful oak ridge, many trees of which survived the stately home development, the product of visionary city planners early in the last century and now crown it with their summer shade and fall beauty. The streets are ankle deep their leaves, the fall carpet that has its own charm, the perfect addition to a glorious visual picture. Punctuating this vision are the landscape plantings bursting with bright reds and yellows that put the finishing touches on a perfect urban fall picture.

I have several trees in my yard (including two types of oak).

I've unofficially made some of the trees into memorials. The two big oaks (one of each species) are my grandparents. A nearby blue spruce is my father's tree, my Japanese mother-in-law has a redbud, my stepmother had a dogwood (her favorite), but now, like her, that tree is gone.

The whole thing makes mowing a little more interesting as I try to "visit" with each of them, as I mow around them.

For some reason, no matter how much trimming I do, my grandmother's tree always tries to take my head off.

 

[egp320i]

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Since most of the oaks are on the other side of town from me, I get to live mostly squirrel-free.

The few who hang out in my neighborhood get a shocking taste of the hot pepper in my bird feeders, and stay away. It can be a pity because the pup loves chasing them. She has to settle for bunnies.

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squirrels are funny how they stare at you and chatter [*****] like they own your yard

but for dogs, they do bring flees

I don't have oak but maples an walnuts and yes they bury the nuts on my property and I need to constantly remove walnut shoots which can be tricky, they regenerate like maples do

 

[Woodznutz]

I have several trees in my yard (including two types of oak).

I've unofficially made some of the trees into memorials. The two big oaks (one of each species) are my grandparents. A nearby blue spruce is my father's tree, my Japanese mother-in-law has a redbud, my stepmother had a dogwood (her favorite), but now, like her, that tree is gone.

The whole thing makes mowing a little more interesting as I try to "visit" with each of them, as I mow around them.

For some reason, no matter how much trimming I do, my grandmother's tree always tries to take my head off.

I used to ride horses a lot and one always tried to scrape me off using low hanging branches on a certain trail. So, one day, mounted on that rascal I took a saw and cut them down. No more problems after that.

 

[egp320i]

I used to ride horses a lot and one always tried to scrape me off using low hanging branches on a certain trail. So, one day, mounted on that rascal I took a saw and cut them down. No more problems after that.

The tree tried to attack you?