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Gobbler Sawtooth Oak   $14.95 Gobbler Sawtooth Oak tree, Quercus acutissima, produces acorns in 5 years, supports wildlife, and is fast growing tree. “Gobbler” Sawtooth Oak, is same as Sawtooth Oak but produces a smaller acorn. Gobbler begins bearing acorns in fifth or sixth year in a nursery location. Gobbler grows fast for an oak tree. Fall leaf color will be yellow to golden brown. This tree will bear heavy in alternate years and it is a very adaptable Oak tree that can tolerate droughty conditions.

Sawtooth Oak   $12.95 Sawtooth Oak tree, Quercus acutissima, is a wide spreading shade or lawn tree. This deciduous tree is a great source for wildlife food because it begins to produce acorns in its sixth year in nursery. It is a highly prized oak for wildlife enthusiasts because of short time it takes for tree to produce acorns. leaves go from yellow to golden brown in fall, and open to a brilliant golden yellow in spring. Its growth rate is rapid for an oak tree, and it is a fast growing shade tree.

White Oak   $11.95 White Oak tree, Quercus alba, is a great majestic long-lived tree that will last for generations. It is an excellent wildlife source of food mass in form of acorns. This deciduous shade tree has moderate water requirements and has a moderate tolerance to salt and alkali soils. Does best on deep, moist, well-drained, acid soils. Advantages of White Oak are that they are easily transplanted when young and they have a high resistance to ice breakage and oak wilt. They require very little maintenance.

Swamp White Oak   $15.95 Swamp White Oak tree, Quercus bicolor, is a beautiful native tree with lustrous, heavy textured leaves with wavy margins. This rugged oak grows well in either upland or swampy areas. It is tolerant of poorly drained sites and frequently is found in heavy mucky soils. Swamp White Oak is a rapidly growing tree that flowers in spring. sweet acorns are eaten by whitetail deer, mallards, wood ducks, wild turkeys, squirrels, woodpeckers, and smaller rodents.

Northern Red Oak   $14.95 Northern Red Oak tree, Quercus borealis, is known for its strength and brilliant fall color. Northern Red Oak trees are used as a specimen tree and also for wildlife. It has moderate water requirements and has a moderate tolerance to salt and alkali soils. form of this tree is rounded and ascending, usually massive branches, tend to branch low to ground. They will bear acorns in 10-12 years in nursery. Does best in well-drained soils. A very widely planted tree.

Texas Red Oak   $24.95 Texas Red Oak, 'Quercus buckleyi' is also known as Spanish Oak, Spotted Oak, Red Oak, and Rock Oak. This medium sized tree may achieve a height of 30 feet or more and an equal spread. Texas Red Oak develops a rather typical shape and form for species, with a dense rounded canopy. Texas red oak may also be found as a multi-trunked specimen in wild. They are moderately fast growing for a hard wood tree. bark is thick with scaly ridges separated by deep, dark fissures.

Southern Red Oak   $14.95 Southern Red Oak tree, Quercus falcata, is characterized by its rough bark. Southern red oak is also referred to as Spanish oak. Southern Red Oak trees are a medium-sized tree with a short trunk and large branches supporting a rounded crown. bark is dark gray in color, furrowed, and is marked by rough ridges and plates. Southern Oak tree is deciduous and is a good shade tree adapted to drier sites. wood of Southern Red Oak is strong and coarse-grained.

Cherry Bark Oak   $14.95 Cherrybark Oak tree, Quercus falcata var. pagodifolia, is also called bottomland red oak, red oak, swamp red oak, swamp Spanish oak, and Elliott oak. Cherrybark Oak trees are a highly-valued red oak in South. It is larger and better formed than southern red oak and commonly grows on more moist sites. Many wild animals and birds use acorns as food. This tree is also a pleasant shade tree and is a fast growing Oak tree.

Overcup Oak   $19.95 Overcup Oak tree, Quercus lyrata, is a long-lived, very sturdy shade tree that will thrive in a wide variety of soil conditions. This oak tree is long overlooked by growers; tree is just starting to be more popular and thus more readily available for home landscapes. An important tree in difficult urban landscaping situations with uniform branching forming a rounded shape with an open crown. Overcup Oak trees can create wildlife habitat on land where most oak species can not survive.

Bur Oak   $13.95 Bur Oak tree, Quercus macrocarpa, is a long-lived majestic oak tree. It is also called Burr Oak. Bur Oak is a tall, fairly slow-growing, long-lived tree, highly desirable for windbreaks, shelterbelts and ornamental use. It has an impressive crown with a massive trunk, which makes it a picturesque specimen. Bur Oak trees adapt to various soils where other oaks may fail. Tree will bear acorns in nursery in ten years.

Eastern Red Oak   $13.95 Eastern Red Oak tree, Quercus maxima, is a hardwood tree that you can recognize by its pointy-lobed leaves with prickly tips. In autumn leaves turn a vibrant red, adding bursts of color to our landscapes. tree is very similar to Northern Red Oak and is sometimes called a Northern Red Oak. It grows rapidly for an Oak tree and is widely adaptable to moisture and soil types.

Swamp Chestnut Oak   $20.95 Swamp Chestnut Oak tree, Quercus michauxii, is known also as a basket oak for baskets made from its wood, and cow oak because cows eat acorns. One of important timber trees of South, it grows on moist and wet loamy soils of bottom lands, along streams and borders of swamps. Swamp chestnut oak trees are deciduous and have leaves that vary from four to eight inches in length, are downy beneath and turn a rich crimson in fall. A good shade tree.

Chinkapin Oak   $16.95 Chinkapin Oak tree, Quercus muehlenbergii, is limestone equivalent of chestnut oak, occuring as a dominant species on rocky alkaline uplands. This Oak tree is also sometimes commonly called yellow chestnut oak. Chinkapin oak is a medium sized deciduous oak of white oak group that typically grows 40-60’ tall with an open globular crown. Chinkapin is not used extensively as an ornamental tree, although it is quite tolerant of tougher sites.

Water Oak   $16.95 Water Oak tree, Quercus nigra, is also known as a spotted oak or possum oak. Water Oak trees are a conical to round-topped tree. It is a popular tree in South as a shade and street tree. This deciduous tree is fast growing and it starts producing acorns before its 10th year. Water Oak is found along streams and low ground. Water oak acorns provide food for many animals such as squirrels, white-tailed deer, and wild turkey.

Nuttall Oak   $21.95 Nuttall Oak tree, Quercus nuttallii, was not distinguished as a species until 1927. It is also called red oak, Red River oak, and pin oak. It is one of few commercially important species found on poorly drained clay flats and low bottoms of Gulf Coastal Plain and north in Mississippi and Red River Valleys. In addition to producing timber, Nuttall oak is an important species for wildlife management because of heavy annual mast production.

Pin Oak   $14.95 Pin Oak tree, Quercus palustris, is probably most widely used native oak for landscaping. One of faster growing oaks; it can grow 12 to 15’ over a 5 to 7 year period. Pin Oak trees have moderate water requirements and have a moderate tolerance to salt and alkali soils. This deciduous tree prospers in a range of soil types including wet soils. It loses it lower limbs with age. Young trees and lower branches of older trees hold leaves throughout winter.

Willow Oak   $11.96 Willow Oak tree, Quercus phellos, is one of most popular trees for streets, parks, estates, and residential properties. This shade tree is also grown as far north as Cape Cod with reasonable success. A beautiful specimen oak, Willow Oak is a relatively fast growing species, about 2’ a year. Willow Oak is a good street tree because it is tolerant of heat, drought, air pollution and standing water. Acorns are a good food source for birds and squirrels. small leaves are easy to clean up in fall.

Chestnut Oak   $15.95 Chestnut Oak tree, Quercus prinus, is a medium-sized, native, deciduous tree. Chestnut Oak trees are also called Rock Oak, Rock Chestnut Oak, or Mountain Oak. It is long-lived and slow-growing rugged tree. characteristic bark is dark and very rough. On older trees it typically is broken into long, V-shaped ridges that are separated by deep furrows. Chestnut Oak is amazingly free of major pest and disease problems, a testament to superior genetics in all aspects of its growth cycle.

Shumard Oak   $18.95 Shumard Oak tree, Quercus shumardii, is one of largest southern red oak trees. It grows moderately fast and produces acorns every 2 to 4 years that are a bonus since they can be used by wildlife for food. A handsome shade tree, suggested as a substitute for Scarlet Oak, though not so hardy northward. outstanding deep crimson-red fall color produced by Shumard Oak is an excellent reason to plant this species. In urban areas, this tree has been embraced as a hardy city species. It is also a valuable lumber oak.

Post Oak   $13.95 Post Oak tree, Quercus stellata, is a small to medium-sized tree. bark of Post Oak is similar to that of White Oak, but somewhat darker and often fissured into scaly ridges. leaves of Post Oak trees are usually 4 to 5 inches long and they are thick and somewhat leathery. They are dark green and shiny on upper surface and lighter green and rough hairy beneath. acorns matures in one year, ripening September to November. leaves turn to a golden color in fall.

Texana Nuttall Oak   $10.95 Texana Nuttall Oak tree, Quercus texana, also known as Spanish oak, Nuttall's oak, Texas red oak, Spotted Oak, Rock oak, and red river oak, is a large deciduous native tree of red oak group. Texana Nuttail tree has a wide-spreading, rounded crown. Fruits are oval acorns (to 1 1/2" long) with scaly cups. Dark green leaves (4-8" long) are deeply divided into 5-7 spiny, pointed lobes. acorn matures in two seasons. acorns are eaten by water fowl and many small mammals.

Black Oak   $13.95 Black Oak tree, Quercus velutina, is very similar in appearance to Red Oak. One of main differences include its ability to thrive on poor and varied soils. It is sometimes called yellow oak, quercitron, yellowbark oak, or smoothbark oak. Black Oak trees occur naturally on poor sandy or clay hillsides. This deciduous tree has deeply furrowed bark and on mature trees is nearly black. Historically, inner bark was important for its tannin and as a source of yellow dye.

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