Southern Live Oak - Quercus virginiana
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Southern Live Oak - Quercus virginiana - In this video we explore the majesty of the native southern live oak, while highlighting the cultural requirements that lead to its success. Southern live oaks can add beauty to a large landscape.
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"The very best time to plant a tree is 25 years ago. The second best time to plant a tree is today.” - Dr. Malcolm Guidry
I have a Live Oak in the back yard.
Merely 25 years old, and provides a great canopy of shade. Loves the heat and sandy soil and really does well to attracts local wildlife from squirrels to crows and small birds alike.
Storms. No issues. Drought. Tough as nails. This tree could live for over 1000 years.
I bought several Quercus Virginiana (Live Oak) in E Texas and planted in Oxford MS zone 7a in 2000. Now 23 years later they're doing fine w the largest 6" diam and 25 ft high. I was worried about the zone 8 or above rating but there have been winters in past years of 7 deg F and this last winter it went down to 0 deg F. For the first time all the leaves dropped but the live oaks came back strong. Yesterday was 100 deg F. Never watered or fertilized.
Dr. Malcolm Guidry, LSU's Live Oak expert, did a consult for us many years ago during the August heat. When I suggested thinning out the tree branches to allow more light, he said, "You can't buy this kind of shade!" It was easily 10 degrees cooler under the tree than in the direct sunshine. Unfortunately, it's a constant pain trying to keep the branches off our two-story house or from spreading over our neighbor's house and yard. On the plus side, it brings in a lot of birds and squirrels, which are fun to watch.
After living in Florida during my college years I came to love these trees. I now own a house with 20 acres and have planted 50 Live Oaks around the property. Some are now 20 years old and are beautiful. I’ve brought up some Spanish moss from the Carolinas and put it in the largest tree. It has survived so far and actually sprouted new moss. I am in Southeast Virginia near the Chesapeake Bay north of Virginia Beach
Southern Live Oak and Loblolly Pines are everywhere in Houston
My dad planted two in North Alabama back in the 1960's. They grew to about 30 ft by 2008, when the new owners cut down every tree in the yard. His would bend over to the ground every winter during the coldest period. They do not like the cold. But they lived and bounced back each spring. If I had the space...
Love these trees. Plantation Oak near me on Jekyll Island, GA is around 400 years old.
A very majestic tree for sure.❄️💚🙃
I have two live oaks that are 32 yrs old. they're gorgeous
I love live oaks, especially with the Spanish moss.
Check out all the amazing live oaks in downtown Ocean Springs. You can also see them at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art. So beautiful and it makes me want to put one in my yard.
My live oaks shed like dogs, lol. All 9 of ours take turns dropping leaves and that’s around 3 times a year. Great show and thanks for bringing attention to my favorite tree.
My favorite live oaks grow in the New Orleans Botanical Garden. Among many named trees is the Dueling Oak, with its own unique history. Children love to climb the trees that droop to the ground and many people photograph their children there.
I grew up in Florida and Georgia and imprinted on these trees. Plus my father raised them and wax myrtles in his retirement nursery in Melbourne, Florida. Under good conditions, live oaks can put on 24" a year. Not really slow!
I miss seeing these oaks and I also miss mangroves and sea grapes more than words can express. thanks for sharing video of this specimen
Found one of these pop up in my yard. Marking it so we don’t mow it down
My absolute favorite tree!
I have a yellow orange mushroom growing close to my live oak
I would suggest you visit Eden State Park in Santa Rosa Beach Florida (the panhandle of Florida and my hometown). The gardens feature Camellias and azaleas as well as a several hundred year old Virginia live Oak that I’m sure you’ll find amazing. I would love to see you do a video there. The ornamental gardens are the main attraction of the park and are stunning. You will not be disappointed.
Sooooo Jim,
Think your neighbor that does bonsai could turn a young one of these into a bonsai? 🤔 Would be so beautiful if it were possible. 😊
I have the room for one...I look forward to planting a live oak soon 💕
Thank you 💫💙
The Angel Oak on Johns
Island near Charleston, SC is beautiful!!
Love the majestic live oaks here in the Lowcountry of SC!! The beautiful moss hanging from the branches….lining roadways and driveway, just breathtaking ❤
No plant makes me think of the beach more than a live oak. When we lived in VA Beach, our dog would climb the big one in our yard.
Thanks Jim.❄️💚🙃
Ever checked out the crazy awesome oaks in Louisiana? I’d say there are both more, and more beautiful, ones here than in Florida, and they are everywhere✨
I am so happy you are doing these plant specific videos again. I have been following you since you began, and you began by making these in depth plant videos. Thank you for your knowledgable videos on both of your channels!
So cool- thanks for featuring this amazing tree! We have a couple of large oaks on our property here in central Ohio 6A, but this is a whole ‘nother thing!
So what are you waiting for? You too can grow the majestic giant Cthulhu monster tree.
So these trees I brought up from Florida will not do well in sandy soil in northern Michigan. I dug them up from the general area we spent the winter at. I noticed the tap roots were already very deep for such small trees.
Nothing says the Deep South like a majestic live oak draped with Spanish moss.
Thank you for that information. But no one should plant a Live Oak in any “garden”. Once established it’s almost impossible to transplant because the tap root goes so far down into the soil. These trees need to be planted away from your house and any buildings unless you plan on constantly pruning them to control their spreading branches
I set aside a huge area of my yard to plant a S. Live Oak 4 years ago, after moving to Georgia. Hasn’t grown an inch. Looks really healthy… trunk circumference has quadrupled and it’s even producing tiny acorns, but it’s still the same 4 ft height as when I planted it. I know they prefer coastal sandy soul (I’m just above the fall line in Augusta), but I wanted our state tree in the yard, so I set aside a huge full-sun area on our corner lot. Looks like I set aside .2 acres of lawn for a bonsai😂. Maybe I’m over-watering? Or, maybe it’s constricted in the Piedmont clay?
I have one that seemed to stay stuck at around 6 feet for 10 years but then all of a sudden it started to grow rapidly
I have these types of trees in my yard. Nothing like that but my question is, can you help me with planting acorns they are dropping as I speak.
Can these be topped not as a mature tree but as a growing one?
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I just bought three of them in 25 gallon containers for my quarter acre lot. Any suggestions on where to plant them in clay soil? 😁
Out in the open away from any building unless you want to constantly prune them. Also, nothing grows underneath them including grass so keep that in mind
Did this one get so large because it was seeded in the open without being in the forest?
Wow it’s magnificent. I really want an oak to help support wildlife. Should I plant a southern live oak or is there a better oak that’s great for the home garden? I guess I could also just let a weedy oak seedling in my garden grow on. 😮❤