Hardwoods

BAREROOT HEIGHT
12-­ 24”
24-­ 36”
CONTAINER
3 GAL
7 GAL

 BUR OAK 60’ -­ 100’ {Quercus macrocarpa} USDA Zones 3 – 8
The Bur Oak is known for the largest acorn of all oak species. A large tree with a massive and broad spread. Beautiful fall color with large leaves up to 12 inches long. Have been planted along Samford Avenue on the Auburn University campus. Great for fall color and landscape beauty.HABITAT: Very adaptable to various soil conditions, limestone rich soils are favored.

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CHERRY BARK OAK 100’ -­ 120’ {Quercus pagoda} USDA Zones 4 to 8
A large, handsome, sturdy tree of the Red Oak family, noted for good timber value. Bark becomes scaly with age.HABITAT: Prefers well-drained lowlands of the Southeast.

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CHINKAPIN OAK  60’ -­ 80’ {Quercus muehlenbergii} USDA Zones 5 – 8
The Chinkapin oak is in the white Oak family. Unlike most White Oaks the Chinkapin tends to produce acorns at an early age (5-­8 years). The Chinkapin is very stately specimen getting as wide as tall. Becoming very popular for wildlife plantings because of the early production of acorns.HABITAT: Prefers rich bottom lands and alkaline soils.

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DWARF CHINKAPIN OAK 10’ USDA Zones 6 to 9
This small tree or shrub makes an excellent choice for wildlife. Dwarf Oak gets approximately 10 ft. tall and can produce acorns in 3 to 5 years. Mostly found in the Eastern U.S. Habitat: Grows well in dry sandy, rocky or acidic soil.

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GOBBLER SAWTOOTH OAK 50’ -­ 80’ {Quercus acutissima} “Gobbler” USDA Zones 5 to 9
Like the Sawtooth Oak, known for it’s rapid growth and mass acorn production, same characteristics of Sawtooth Oak except acorn size is smaller.HABITAT: Well drained soil in full sunlight.

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LIVE OAK  40’ -­ 50’ {Quercus virginiana} USDA Zones (7) 8 to 10
Medium-­sized evergreen tree with short, broad trunk buttressed at the base forking into a few nearly horizontal, long branches, and very broad, spreading, dense crown.HABITAT: Sandy soils including coastal dunes and ridges near marshes; often in pure stands.

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NUTALL OAK  60’ -­ 100’ {Quercus nuttallii} USDA Zones 5 – 9
Large tree with a swollen base and an open crown of spreading to horizontal or slightly drooping branches. Latest acorn drop of all oaks typically drops acorns December/January great from late-season deer and duck.HABITAT: Wet, poorly drained, clay soils of flood plains; sometimes on pure stands.

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OVERCUP OAK  60’ -­ 80’ {Quercus lyrata} USDA Zones 5 to 9
Rounded crown of small, often drooping branches, with acorns almost covered by the cup and narrow deeply lobed leaves.HABITAT: Wet clay and silty clay soils, mostly on poorly drained flood plains and swamp borders;; sometimes in pure stands.

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SAWTOOTH OAK  50’ – 80’ {Quercus acutissima} USDA Zones 5 to 9
The Sawtooth Oak is known for its rapid growth. This oak was imported from the Far East over a hundred years ago and adapted very well to life in the United States. It is by far the most popular hard mast-­producing tree at this time.HABITAT: Well-­drained soil in full sunlight.

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SHUMARD OAK  70’ -­ 90’ {Quercus shumardii} USDA Zones 5 to 9
A pyramidal tree becoming more spreading at maturity.HABITAT: Well drained soils, drought tolerant a virtue but also does well in creek and river bottoms.

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SWAMP CHESTNUT 60’ -­ 80’ {Quercus michauxi} USDA Zones 5 to 8 (9)
Large tree with a compact, rounded crown and chestnut-like foliage.HABITAT: Moist sites including well-drained, sandy loam and silty clay flood plains along streams;; sometimes in pure stands.

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SWAMP WHITE OAK  (Quercus bicolor) USDA Zones 4-­8
Swamp white oak grows 50-­60’in height with equal to or greater spread. The acorn is typically rounded and about 1’ long with about 1/3 covered by the cap. Requires acid soils typically found in low-lying moist bottomland and along banks of streams. The beautiful tree resembles the Swamp Chestnut oak but with a longer somewhat smaller acorn.

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WATER OAK  100’ -­ 120’ {Quercus nigra} USDA Zones 6 to 9
Typically a bottomland species, abundant and widespread throughout the Southeast. A top consistent acorn producer. HABITAT: Prefers well-drained lowlands of the Southeast.

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WHITE OAK  80’ -­ 100’+ {Quercus alba} USDA Zones 3 to 9
The classic eastern oak, with wide-spreading branches and a rounded crown, the trunk irregularly divided into spreading, often horizontal, stout branches. HABITAT: Moist well-­drained uplands and lowlands, often in pure stands.

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WILLOW OAK  50’ -­ 80’ {Quercus phellos} USDA Zones 7 to 9
Conical or rounded crown of many slender branches ending in very slender, pin-like twigs with willow-like foliage. HABITAT: Moist alluvial soils of lowlands, chiefly flood plains or bottomlands of streams;; sometimes in pure stands.

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FIELD GROWN BALL & BURLAP TREES – B & B trees will be dug with a machine. The roots will be wrapped in burlap then enclosed with a wire basket. All B & B trees must be preordered at least one week in advance.

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Species available: Sawtooth, Gobbler, Sawtooth, Bur Oak, Willow Oak, Nuttall Oak, Shumard Oak, Chinese Chestnut