What kind of oak should I plant? Not bow wood.

[Marks]

I love the look of the live oaks but the more I read the less I feel like my property can handle the final size of one.  I read they can spread out up to 100' or more. My acre is only 140' wide. I'll save the live oak for a down the road when we upgrade homes. Its looking like a good pin oak or maybe water oak. I appreciate all the feedback.

[Pappy]

With the size yard the pin and water get pretty big also and do it pretty fast, I would go with white oak,it grows slow so you won't have to worry about it getting to big and falling on you house  or having to top it anytime soon probably not in your life time. Takes a long time to grow a big white oak.  I have some pin oaks in my side yard and they are verry big,only been there 15 years or so and time does move fast.
  Pappy

[stickbender]

     No need to worry about the live oak getting too big for your yard.  By the time it is that big, you will be long gone, and your Son will have moved away, and will be telling his Grand Kids, about how you planted an Oak tree for him.   They are indeed, beautiful trees, and make great natural deer stands!


   
                                                                                Wayne

[BOWMAN53]

If you're thinking of something like This:



This is a Live Oak.
I think you could grow one.
They are Slow Growers in their Ideal environment.
Even slower in climates less suited to their growth.

Awesome Trees none the less...



-gus

we have a state park here where you can go camping and one of the camp sights is called live oaks and it was filled with oaks like that. very cool place

[Gus]

If you make it to Houston and want to see some Massive Live Oaks...
Go have Lunch at Beck's Prime on Agusta.
You won't be disappointed.

Oh, and the grub's good too...



-gus