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re: Planting Trees around House
Posted on 4/8/26 at 3:47 pm to DukeSilver
Posted on 4/8/26 at 3:47 pm to DukeSilver
Water oak
my property was covered in huge water oaks when I bought it 20 years ago and now I just have a few left so I sprouted a bunch of acorns.
Yes I know they die horrible deaths but I’ll be long gone before that happens. When young they are magnificent trees
my property was covered in huge water oaks when I bought it 20 years ago and now I just have a few left so I sprouted a bunch of acorns.
Yes I know they die horrible deaths but I’ll be long gone before that happens. When young they are magnificent trees
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Posted on 4/8/26 at 4:51 pm to cgrand
I fricking hate water oaks but that is because I purchased two with a house needed to go within 2years
Now my entire neighborhood is nearly full sun. Zero shade in Houston is no fun
Now my entire neighborhood is nearly full sun. Zero shade in Houston is no fun
Posted on 4/8/26 at 5:13 pm to Dire Wolf
Willow oaks grow just as fast and don’t have the breakage issues
Posted on 4/8/26 at 6:22 pm to Tiger328
If you have a hard surface driveway the crepe Myrtle’s shouldn’t be along them unless you don’t mind a mess for 3 seasons. Spent flowers in the summer, leaves in the fall, twigs and seed pods in the winter.
Posted on 4/8/26 at 8:23 pm to cgrand
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Willow oaks grow just as fast and don’t have the breakage issues
For us and a lot of west Houston that developed in the 60/70s it was just an age issue. What ever developer did a ton of these ranch house neighbors, had a tree guy that loved water oaks
It’s why beryl was so bad for power outages. Lots of old water oaks, particularly in neighborhoods that don’t have disposal tree trimming income, came down.
Posted on 4/9/26 at 12:04 am to cgrand
Is that offer for anyone?!?
Posted on 4/9/26 at 8:38 am to xBirdx
Of course, let me know
Posted on 4/9/26 at 9:41 am to cgrand
What kind of oaks did you say you have? I’d be willing to grab a few
Posted on 4/9/26 at 9:44 am to cgrand
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little gem is a nice tree it’s basically a dwarf southern magnolia. They grow really slowly however. Another option that grows much faster (up to 2’ per year) is sweetbay magnolia which is a narrow leafed native with small saucer like flowers in spring
I've got a bunch of DD Blanchard and Sweetbay magnolias on my property.
The DD's are my favorite, they've grown really well and they have a beautiful velvet milk chocolate/rusty undercarriage on the leaves. I'm in East TN so the Sweetbays lose their leaves in the Winter, but they grow crazy fast and look great in the right spot.
DD Blanchard (they don't show this much undercarriage in all lights/winds, but it's illustrative for the thread):
Posted on 4/9/26 at 10:59 am to Tiger328
red oaks, white oaks, willow oaks, water oaks, live oaks. A cornucopia of oaks. An oak-apalooza
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:05 am to CatfishJohn
wow that’s gorgeous
here’s a sweetbay I’ve been nursing for several years from a terrible transplant attempt out of the woods. It’s evergreen here but does a full leaf replacement in the spring…and finally has a flower bud
here’s a sweetbay I’ve been nursing for several years from a terrible transplant attempt out of the woods. It’s evergreen here but does a full leaf replacement in the spring…and finally has a flower bud
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:37 am to cgrand
How can I reach you? I’d be interested in 4 live oaks and 2 red oaks
Posted on 4/9/26 at 11:45 am to Tiger328
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Posted on 4/9/26 at 8:11 pm to Tiger328
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This is what was quoted for me. Again, this was simply a walk through conversation because he had the ability to overlay it on my property and show me what types of trees and where to plant them for privacy and aesthetics. I planned on planting myself, just didn’t want to waste money on the wrong trees.
This is why you hire a professional. They know what to plant where and how to do it.
You shite will look great in 10 years.
Posted on 4/10/26 at 8:19 am to Tiger328
Missouri Seedling Tree Sale
I have used this source for probably 15 years. They have good prices and good information about different varieties of trees. You will have a hard time finding better prices (other than people offering to give you some seedlings).
If you have that much land I always recommend planting a few long leaf pines. They will look like a small shrub/plant for 5-7 years until they shoot up about 5-7 feet in one year.
A few of my favorite trees (not necessarily the easiest to get to grow though) are big leaf magnolia, yellowwood, american beautyberry and devils walking stick. The devils walking stick has thorns and love lowlying areas so be careful where you plant it. It is a great pollinator plant youtube and host plant to one of my favorite butterflies.
Doug Tallamy is a great source for turning your yard into a national park by planting natives. Doug Tallamy Brining Nature Home is a great book. Louisiana has a Native Plant Society that would be a great source for information as well.
I have used this source for probably 15 years. They have good prices and good information about different varieties of trees. You will have a hard time finding better prices (other than people offering to give you some seedlings).
If you have that much land I always recommend planting a few long leaf pines. They will look like a small shrub/plant for 5-7 years until they shoot up about 5-7 feet in one year.
A few of my favorite trees (not necessarily the easiest to get to grow though) are big leaf magnolia, yellowwood, american beautyberry and devils walking stick. The devils walking stick has thorns and love lowlying areas so be careful where you plant it. It is a great pollinator plant youtube and host plant to one of my favorite butterflies.
Doug Tallamy is a great source for turning your yard into a national park by planting natives. Doug Tallamy Brining Nature Home is a great book. Louisiana has a Native Plant Society that would be a great source for information as well.
Posted on 4/10/26 at 11:43 am to TimeOutdoors
Man I haven’t see devils walking stick in decades, the woods around our house when I was a kid were full of them. I have discovered dozens and dozens of beautyberry sprouts around the property so I’ve been digging them up and planting them in beds, spectacular shrub and the birds love it
Posted on 4/11/26 at 9:03 am to TimeOutdoors
quote:I can’t recommend enough that everyone watch the oaks video on his site. Oaks provide nearly everything needed to re-establish biodiversity in your yard. Plant an oak or several and save the world
Doug Tallamy
my offer is open to anyone in the area…free oaks. The reason I have so many is that my property is healthy and diverse with lots of leaf litter, lots of mature mast trees and lots of insects. Plant two or three oaks if you have the room, let them do their thing (and most importantly leave the leaf litter alone) and you will be amazed at the life that will come
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