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The story continues....
I remember as if it just happened yesterday...
My description in a previous post.
(See photo below)
One of my brothers showed up at my house one day with two gifts; one was a barely recognizable tree (about two feet tall) which later I learned was a Burr Oak; the other gift was a beer; he said: “I’m here to plant this tree in your yard as a gift from me to you” (very matter of fact) and so we dug a decent size hole in the ground filled it with select material all in a matter of an hour while enjoying the other hand’s gift. My brother has been gone for several years and every Fall I look at the tree as it bears some of it's future in these beautiful acorns. Somehow I think my brother is there watching after the tree to make sure his future is well taken care and the memory of a very special day also.
Since, I have planted another Burr Oak directly across as if to keep the first company so the first one is not by himself especially in the Fall where things seem to lay down and prepare for a whole new rejuvenating season. Deep down in my heart is my way of keeping that moment alive while watching these two grow….
Now you see why I call these acorns “Burr Oak’s future”…
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Enjoy your week friends....Flor sin retoño Enjoy life, be safe and stay in touch!!
It is in the autumn of the year, I look forward to a particular tree planted by one of my brothers several years ago. He first planted one, upon seeing how majestic it was, he said in a very matter of fact tone: You need a second tree, which later I planted in the front lawn of our place facing directly the sun...
My brother has been gone for many years; however every Autumn I see some of the beautiful shaped, textured acorns and once more I think of him...His vitality, strength, love for the outdoors and especially his love for rodeo and nature! This is for him... Burr Oak's Future
It is a tree called Bur oak which in some years will produce few acorn. This year due to our severe drought I did not expect to see many...However to my surprise, I found almost a couple of dozen which I will add to my collection.
The bur oak is in the family Fagaceae along with the other oaks, beeches and chestnuts. Bur Oak has a very long life span. Trees with a two-foot trunk diameter are often more than 200 years old with 300 to 500 year old-old trees occasionally found. The tree adapts to a wide range of soil conditions from moist, slightly acidic to dry and alkaline. It is considered slow growing but young, properly mulched and watered trees can grow over 15 inches per year. This is a large tree that often reaches over 100 feet tall with a long clear bole. In the open it becomes a very wide, spreading tree.
Leaf - Alternate, simple, 6 to 12 inches long, roughly obovate in shape, with many lobes. The two middle sinuses (define) nearly reach the midrib dividing the leaf nearly in half. The lobes near the tip resemble a crown, green above and paler, fuzzy below. Bur oak usually has a rather poor fall color, yellow-green to yellow-brown.
Acorns are quite large (1 1/2 inches long) and 1/2 enclosed in a warty cap that has a long-fringed margin, maturing in one growing season in late summer and fall.
Bur oak is one of the most widely distributed oaks in eastern North America. Its natural range extends from New Brunswick to extreme eastern Wyoming. Bur oak is found as far north as central Manitoba and south to central Tennessee and southern Texas. It is found throughout South Dakota except in the extreme southwest corner of the state.
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The story continues....
I remember as if it just happened yesterday...
My description in a previous post.
(See photo below)
One of my brothers showed up at my house one day with two gifts; one was a barely recognizable tree (about two feet tall) which later I learned was a Burr Oak; the other gift was a beer; he said: “I’m here to plant this tree in your yard as a gift from me to you” (very matter of fact) and so we dug a decent size hole in the ground filled it with select material all in a matter of an hour while enjoying the other hand’s gift. My brother has been gone for several years and every Fall I look at the tree as it bears some of it's future in these beautiful acorns. Somehow I think my brother is there watching after the tree to make sure his future is well taken care and the memory of a very special day also.
Since, I have planted another Burr Oak directly across as if to keep the first company so the first one is not by himself especially in the Fall where things seem to lay down and prepare for a whole new rejuvenating season. Deep down in my heart is my way of keeping that moment alive while watching these two grow….
Now you see why I call these acorns “Burr Oak’s future”…
www.flickr.com/photos/saddleman/4112605971/
www.flickr.com/photos/saddleman/6272485133/
Enjoy your week friends....Flor sin retoño Enjoy life, be safe and stay in touch!!
It is in the autumn of the year, I look forward to a particular tree planted by one of my brothers several years ago. He first planted one, upon seeing how majestic it was, he said in a very matter of fact tone: You need a second tree, which later I planted in the front lawn of our place facing directly the sun...
My brother has been gone for many years; however every Autumn I see some of the beautiful shaped, textured acorns and once more I think of him...His vitality, strength, love for the outdoors and especially his love for rodeo and nature! This is for him... Burr Oak's Future
It is a tree called Bur oak which in some years will produce few acorn. This year due to our severe drought I did not expect to see many...However to my surprise, I found almost a couple of dozen which I will add to my collection.
The bur oak is in the family Fagaceae along with the other oaks, beeches and chestnuts. Bur Oak has a very long life span. Trees with a two-foot trunk diameter are often more than 200 years old with 300 to 500 year old-old trees occasionally found. The tree adapts to a wide range of soil conditions from moist, slightly acidic to dry and alkaline. It is considered slow growing but young, properly mulched and watered trees can grow over 15 inches per year. This is a large tree that often reaches over 100 feet tall with a long clear bole. In the open it becomes a very wide, spreading tree.
Leaf - Alternate, simple, 6 to 12 inches long, roughly obovate in shape, with many lobes. The two middle sinuses (define) nearly reach the midrib dividing the leaf nearly in half. The lobes near the tip resemble a crown, green above and paler, fuzzy below. Bur oak usually has a rather poor fall color, yellow-green to yellow-brown.
Acorns are quite large (1 1/2 inches long) and 1/2 enclosed in a warty cap that has a long-fringed margin, maturing in one growing season in late summer and fall.
Bur oak is one of the most widely distributed oaks in eastern North America. Its natural range extends from New Brunswick to extreme eastern Wyoming. Bur oak is found as far north as central Manitoba and south to central Tennessee and southern Texas. It is found throughout South Dakota except in the extreme southwest corner of the state.
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