Trees with Don Leopold - bur oak

[nascarhyde]

Great tree info series! Thanks again Don for taking the time to do these videos!

[natee]

Those things look cool. I would definitely plant one in my yard even if they grow slow. Just the magnificent branch arms coming out creating that huge canopy is awesome

[yvespetit]

If you want your oak trees and for that matter all broad-leaved trees to grow faster fertilize them with wood ashes. I make holes, one to two feet deep, spaces at 2 feet intervals with a half inch or so steel rod in the ground at the tip of the branches all around the tree and I put ashes in these holes. I think this gives a real boost to the trees. I do this every couple years.

My father would spread ashes from the maple syrup evaporator on the ground around a few maple trees around the sugar shack and these trees would grow twice as fast as the others.

[Avadon]

Just ordered two of these monsters for my property. And by monsters I mean they are 6" tall right now lol

[fallentreewoodcrafts]

One of the few native oaks of central Nebraska where I live. As a woodworker, I value fallen (never live) burr oak wood for turning. Because of the tyloses in the heartwood cells, it remains rot resistant on the ground for years, even decades. The density of the wood means it polishes beautifully. Burr oak crotchwood is amazing in beauty and grain pattern. The Burr Oak is a treasure of our area.

[treelife]

Indeed, you plant an oak for shade for the next generation... or shade for the past generation...

[NotSure]

The largest Bur Oak is only about an hour away from me, the Mcbaine Bur Oak. I stop to look at it once or twice a year truly impressive.

[johnos]

A society is great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they will never sit in. - Greek Proverb

[patrickdykes]

Why is mike budenholdzer of the Milwaukee bucks talking about oak trees

[tottart]

We have a 6 foot Oak tree growing in our front yard - I am having a really hard time determining if it is an English Oak or a Bur Oak ... the leaves look the same to me.

[MrTributes]

what if the leaves look exactly the same but do have twill/needles on the lobes? iv heard red and white oaks can cross pollinate. iv seen trees that are almost certainly white oaks  and have round lobes but also have twills... what gives?

[annv]

Sounds like he is saying "wide oak"