Originally Posted by
Johnny Reb
I would look at Shumard Oaks. They grow fairly fast and start producing acorns early. Their colorful foliage change is an added bonus.
Shumard is my favorite native oak on our place.
They are however a specialist and extremely site specific trees.
If they are not on the edge of the swamp with their roots reaching down to rich soils, they will not do well.
\"I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A small bird will drop dead frozen from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.\" <br />D.H. LAWRENCE
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