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Comment by Cynda 13 hours ago

Hi Ron
I was referring to Q. ellipsoidalis (Northern Pin Oak) rather than Q. palustris (Pin Oak). Those common names can really become confusing. Anyway the Q. ellipsoidalis is suppose to be more tolerant of higher pH.

Comment by Ron Corbett on December 26, 2009 at 10:23am

I just became a member of Mark Webber's forum this morning, even though I've listened to the radio program occasionally for years. Now I've joined this tree lover's group. I am a fan of conservation and do what I can to eliminate invasive non-native plants such as honey suckle and garlic mustard, and encourage the growth of native plants; and of course, I have a particular fondness of native trees. Looking at the past dates of this forum, it appears this group was just established in June. Hopefully, it grows.

To answer Mark's earlier question, I'm inclined to say my favorite oak is an old mighty White Oak (Quercus alba), but this is a difficult choice, as there are a lot of great oak trees. I am a little surprised to hear Larry lost a Red Oak (assuming it was Quercus rubra) due to a pH level of 7 to 7.5. Perhaps it was a tree purchased from a nursery that had Red Oaks from some region that was a distance away and not tolerant of rather neutral pH levels typical of this area. I was a bit surprised to read Cynda's suggestion of a Northern Pin Oak, as I have found Pin Oaks to be more sensitive to neutral to high pH levels than Red Oaks.

Comment by Robert Graham on November 1, 2009 at 10:49am

Thanks Mark! I'm cleaning the seeds now. Would you like some?

Comment by Mark Webber on November 1, 2009 at 10:41am

What you are seeing is the differeance between Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood vs Cornus drummondi Tree Gray stem dogwood, in my mind drummondi has far superior qualities of re-bloom, fruit, fall color, winter twig color

Comment by Robert Graham on November 1, 2009 at 9:39am

Which tree form dogwood has white berries this time of year? I hurriedly
collected seeds a few days ago thinking this was from a gray dogwood
but went back yesterday and spent more time. I noticed this was a small
tree and gray dogwood is a shrub. This is a young tree no more than
five to six feet tall. Does a young gray dogwood start out as a single
stem and sucker into a shrub later?

Comment by Mark Webber on October 25, 2009 at 12:09pm

Check out this Acer palmatum "Butterfly" Butterfly in fall color!

Comment by Mark Webber on October 16, 2009 at 5:51pm

Whats your Favorite oak?

Comment by Mark Webber on October 16, 2009 at 5:49pm

Do any of you like Brandywine Red Maple?

Comment by Mark Webber on June 17, 2009 at 7:33am

Last night when I was walking the nursery our planting of Evodia is in flower and beging to fruit. What a cool tree, this tree will grow any where with full sun conditions with these really large compound leaves 25'Tall and wide

Comment by Larry on June 4, 2009 at 8:34pm

Unfortunately, I replaced the Red Oak with an Autumn Purple Ash. This was before the Emerald Ash Borer came on the scene. Since this was at my old house which I sold 3 years ago, guess that will be the new owners problem. Would have considered the English Oak but since I completed all my landscaping at my new house 3 years ago, I have no place now for another tree.

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