Quote Originally Posted by Bigtimber2 View Post
Sawtooths are not native. They are now listed as invasive. The seedlings can spread quick.

They grow quick, soft wood, and produce lots of mast. As stated the acorn is the less preferred by wildlife

Around here the water oak would grow the quickest and produce mast first.

Safest bets here are hybrid pear, southern persimmon and water/pin oaks, imo.




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I guess I need to be hunting where you're hunting because we have tons of water oaks and our deer don't touch them. We also have tons of white oaks, as well as some swamp chestnuts and northern reds, which all get gobbled up.

And I disagree with sawtooths being less desirable- again- based on my experience.

I prefer hard mast over soft. We have planted hundreds of trees for wildlife, including chinese chestnuts, sawtooths, sequins, persimmons, and all types of pears and apples. Hard mast trees are much more simple to maintain than soft (excluding persimmons)- just plant and let them grow.