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Live Oaks shedding leaves
Posted on 3/16/21 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 3/16/21 at 2:43 pm
I have 3 live oaks; all about 17 YO. I have never seen them drop as many leave as they are this year, right now. I don't recall ever having to rake leave from these trees; but all of a sudden in the past few weeks, they are dumping tons of leaves.
Anybody else seeing this with live oaks? Is it maybe from the freeze we had a few weeks back in SE LA?
Anybody else seeing this with live oaks? Is it maybe from the freeze we had a few weeks back in SE LA?
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Posted on 3/16/21 at 2:48 pm to skullraker
I have three 30 year old live oaks. They've dumped more leaves this year than I've noticed in the last 10 years that we've lived in this house. It's down right ridiculous.
Posted on 3/16/21 at 2:52 pm to skullraker
Yep, you can't see most of my driveway. As far as the cause, I don't know.
Posted on 3/16/21 at 2:58 pm to skullraker
Think it has to do with the cold front that moved through? We moved alot of trees over the years with my job and the best advice I was ever given was to not worry about trees that are shedding their leaves. Worry about the trees that have the leaves turning brown and them not dropping.
Posted on 3/16/21 at 2:59 pm to skullraker
It happens every year around this time, but I agree this is a banner year for leaf droppage.
Posted on 3/16/21 at 3:26 pm to sosaysmorvant
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It happens every year around this time, but I agree this is a banner year for leaf droppage.
They drop all of their leaves every year around this time. 100% is 100%. If there are more leaves on the ground than previous years that just means they grew more leaves over the past growing season.
Posted on 3/16/21 at 3:45 pm to skullraker
I have one giant live oak and I swear this year there is double the amount of leaves on the ground. Not sure if it’s been more windy so they just all dropped at once or what.
Posted on 3/16/21 at 3:46 pm to tenfoe
Every NCAA tornament time for the last 50 years.
Posted on 3/16/21 at 4:06 pm to sosaysmorvant
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It happens every year around this time, but I agree this is a banner year for leaf droppage.
+1 in Texas Hill Country
Posted on 3/16/21 at 4:12 pm to texn
Every spring and every fall for my live oaks
Posted on 3/16/21 at 6:05 pm to skullraker
I have a huge one in the front yard and have noticed the same thing. Endless quantities of dead leaves!
Posted on 3/16/21 at 6:16 pm to skullraker
Lawn sweeper = mans best friend
Posted on 3/16/21 at 6:38 pm to skullraker
Seems this year the freeze concentrated the leaf drop to 2 weeks instead of 3+. Mine is budding out with new leaves and seems to be doing fine. I think I had same amount I just had to bag more in shorter amount of time.
Edit:
Spring is always worse than fall for live oaks.
Edit:
Spring is always worse than fall for live oaks.
This post was edited on 3/16/21 at 6:40 pm
Posted on 3/16/21 at 7:45 pm to ABucks11
I have the same problem in a new house. What is a lawn sweeper?
Posted on 3/16/21 at 8:11 pm to skullraker
As they mature live oaks lose their leaves mostly in the spring. They’re fine.
I have 17, 60 year old oaks in my yard. I have almost no grass anymore at all in my yard and it’s glorious.
I have 17, 60 year old oaks in my yard. I have almost no grass anymore at all in my yard and it’s glorious.
This post was edited on 3/16/21 at 8:14 pm
Posted on 3/17/21 at 9:11 am to NewBR
I have this one. Works like a champ. I spent years raking up leaves, putting in trash can, dragging to burn pile, this knocks if out quick. My 67 yo dad has it at his house right now, they have about a dozen live oaks and cleaned his whole yard in a few hours. Dry leaves you can fill it up to the top and easily dump it. Wet grass clippings you’re looking at about a half load before it gets too heavy.
Posted on 3/17/21 at 10:05 am to skullraker
I had two at my last house. It was every damn year.
This post was edited on 3/17/21 at 10:05 am
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