As a child I grew up in South East Georgia and I was always in awe of the majesticy of this OAK TREE and the hanging moss. If they could speak to human beings what would their truthful narrative be of the things that they have witness in this Southern Hemisphere? I wonder if some have been used to hang " Strange Fruits"!!
I visited the Angel Oak near Charleston, SC, years ago. It’s also estimated to be 400-500 years old. I can only imagine what trees like that have seen.
I have one up in Maryland zone 7B/8A. It has survived low teens, but does lose most of its leaves. Very slow growing. From a distance mine looks like a young olive tree. Love it.
If you haven't already been, you need to come to Conway, SC. Many of our live oaks are named. And the modern streets have been built around. A Beautiful sight to behold!
My absolute favorite of all trees. I grew up along the SE coast and this tree is iconic along with their spanish moss. I grew up near the Angel Oak in SC. Unfortunately they can't grow in middle TN. Otherwise I would have planted them.
Magnificent doesn’t even begin to describe those trees. I was privileged to observe some while in the Houston area over the Thanksgiving break. Great video Jim. Much appreciated!!
I have 3 of these planted on my property! I don’t care if they drink every drop of water and sunshine when they grow up, their shade makes summer in SE Georgia tolerable. They grow super fast down here. Mine put on 3 feet every year easily, and there are 20 year old ones in our neighborhood that are already 50 feet tall 💚
I thought our black walnut was old ! I do think though that I would much prefer a live oak if we were able to grow them, much smaller nuts, I call black walnuts ankle breakers. ❄️⛄️🎄💚🙃
Hey Jim thanks for the extremely knowledgeable content, I'd love to hear about heritage birch. I'm thinking of replacing a red oak that seems to have incurable leaf spots with an heritage birch.
I live in Wilmington,NC, and there are many, many big live oaks in the area. There is the Airlie Oak in Airlie Gardens. There are several on my street and in the development where I live. Given how these oaks look, I’ve often wondered if a pile of little acorns got buried, sprouted into little saplings and grew together in a multi trunk tree. Just curious.
I suppose on contrary it’s northern cousin/ brother the bur oak has the same habit when in open space but it has huge acorns. Like 1in-1in 1/2 if I’m remembering right
Is there a way to easily identify a southern live oak from other semi-evergreen oak trees? We have several along Capital Blvd and in our neighborhood (Starmount) that look like Southern Live Oak to me but could be another variety of oak that's mostly evergreen.
Visit the New Orleans Botanical Garden for the largest number of massive live oaks in the country. Most are named, including the Dueling Oak where people killed each other in their idiotic code of chivalry. Other oaks have branches that reach the ground where children still play on them. Unfortunately tourists, and probably some locals, keep stealing the name plaques. Check with the office to see if they still have brochures with maps identifying the named oaks.
I have come to the conclusion that the broadleaf evergreens that are already native to the United states are some of the most hardy out of any broadleaf evergreen from any other continent
I wanted to plant a Live Oak, but I couldn't wait 900 years to see it full grown, so I planted an American Beech that will only take 400 years instead. 😭
Nice trees but something needs to be said about how overplanted it is in Florida. It's a veritable monoculture, especially for street trees. If there's ever a major pest or disease for those that causes widespread mortality, Florida isn't going to have any trees left in cultivation other than the exotics and palm trees that everyone has to plant. It's time to add some other trees into the mix at this point.
As a child I grew up in South East Georgia and I was always in awe of the majesticy of this OAK TREE and the hanging moss. If they could speak to human beings what would their truthful narrative be of the things that they have witness in this Southern Hemisphere? I wonder if some have been used to hang " Strange Fruits"!!
I visited the Angel Oak near Charleston, SC, years ago. It’s also estimated to be 400-500 years old. I can only imagine what trees like that have seen.
I have one up in Maryland zone 7B/8A. It has survived low teens, but does lose most of its leaves. Very slow growing. From a distance mine looks like a young olive tree. Love it.
Thank you Jim and Stephany. ❄️⛄️🎄💚🙃
If you haven't already been, you need to come to Conway, SC. Many of our live oaks are named. And the modern streets have been built around. A Beautiful sight to behold!
Indeed
I too live in Conway and the live oaks are awesome! I have one of my very own too! :)
My absolute favorite of all trees. I grew up along the SE coast and this tree is iconic along with their spanish moss. I grew up near the Angel Oak in SC. Unfortunately they can't grow in middle TN. Otherwise I would have planted them.
Magnificent doesn’t even begin to describe those trees. I was privileged to observe some while in the Houston area over the Thanksgiving break. Great video Jim. Much appreciated!!
Gorgeous tree, it reminds me of the Banyan trees in Hawaii! ❄️⛄️🎄💚🙃
Amazing to see palms under planted
I’ve got a 100 year old water oak that I wish was a live oak lol
Great video as always 💚
Companions with japanese camelia, and formosa azalea fantastic
I have 3 of these planted on my property! I don’t care if they drink every drop of water and sunshine when they grow up, their shade makes summer in SE Georgia tolerable. They grow super fast down here. Mine put on 3 feet every year easily, and there are 20 year old ones in our neighborhood that are already 50 feet tall 💚
My parents had one of these in front of their former beach home in Shallotte NC. Not quite as old as the one in this video.
Beautiful
We have a named oak here where I live in Jacksonville, Florida! It’s called the Treaty Oak, estimated to be about 250 years old and 145 feet wide
You need to see the one down here at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, NC
Angel Oak in Johns Island, S.C. is aMAzing!!!]
Would u and Steph consider a random plant tour while on a nature/hiking trail? Even for a short on RUclips?
I thought our black walnut was old ! I do think though that I would much prefer a live oak if we were able to grow them, much smaller nuts, I call black walnuts ankle breakers. ❄️⛄️🎄💚🙃
Hey Jim thanks for the extremely knowledgeable content, I'd love to hear about heritage birch. I'm thinking of replacing a red oak that seems to have incurable leaf spots with an heritage birch.
I live in Wilmington,NC, and there are many, many big live oaks in the area. There is the Airlie Oak in Airlie Gardens. There are several on my street and in the development where I live. Given how these oaks look, I’ve often wondered if a pile of little acorns got buried, sprouted into little saplings and grew together in a multi trunk tree. Just curious.
I suppose on contrary it’s northern cousin/ brother the bur oak has the same habit when in open space but it has huge acorns. Like 1in-1in 1/2 if I’m remembering right
Is there a way to easily identify a southern live oak from other semi-evergreen oak trees? We have several along Capital Blvd and in our neighborhood (Starmount) that look like Southern Live Oak to me but could be another variety of oak that's mostly evergreen.
Check out Big Goethe in Levy County Fl Cypress tree
Visit the New Orleans Botanical Garden for the largest number of massive live oaks in the country. Most are named, including the Dueling Oak where people killed each other in their idiotic code of chivalry. Other oaks have branches that reach the ground where children still play on them. Unfortunately tourists, and probably some locals, keep stealing the name plaques. Check with the office to see if they still have brochures with maps identifying the named oaks.
I have come to the conclusion that the broadleaf evergreens that are already native to the United states are some of the most hardy out of any broadleaf evergreen from any other continent
I wanted to plant a Live Oak, but I couldn't wait 900 years to see it full grown, so I planted an American Beech that will only take 400 years instead. 😭
Nice trees but something needs to be said about how overplanted it is in Florida. It's a veritable monoculture, especially for street trees. If there's ever a major pest or disease for those that causes widespread mortality, Florida isn't going to have any trees left in cultivation other than the exotics and palm trees that everyone has to plant. It's time to add some other trees into the mix at this point.