I'm wondering if any members in the upper Midwest (Northern Iowa, Minnesota, or Wisconsin) have experience planting these. The Concordia Oaks come from North Central Missouri, but have Swamp White Oak / Chinquapin / Dwarf Chinquapin Oak parentage. I'm wondering if anyone has planted these up north and had luck. I'm planting them in moist muck loam over clay soils, somewhat higher. Not wet.
The Missouri Department of Conservation is offering these for sale starting on September 1 according to Concordia County and the gentleman I spoke with at MDC.
My property is zone 5a, 30 miles Northwest of Milwaukee.
I'm also looking to get some oaks going in wetter spots. I have read mixed comments on the Swamp / Bur Oak Hybrids (Schuette Oaks). Kelly Tree Farms markets these as a wetland tree (http://www.kellytreefarm.com/hardwood.html#sbo), but other nurseries I have contacted have recommended pure Swamp White Oak. Has anyone planted these in wetter soils? I'm planting in muck soil, bottomland floodplain, pH 6.8 - 7.0 (the pH is why I'm hesitant to plant pure SWO). Standing water in the spring, dries out in the summer.
The Missouri Department of Conservation is offering these for sale starting on September 1 according to Concordia County and the gentleman I spoke with at MDC.
My property is zone 5a, 30 miles Northwest of Milwaukee.
I'm also looking to get some oaks going in wetter spots. I have read mixed comments on the Swamp / Bur Oak Hybrids (Schuette Oaks). Kelly Tree Farms markets these as a wetland tree (http://www.kellytreefarm.com/hardwood.html#sbo), but other nurseries I have contacted have recommended pure Swamp White Oak. Has anyone planted these in wetter soils? I'm planting in muck soil, bottomland floodplain, pH 6.8 - 7.0 (the pH is why I'm hesitant to plant pure SWO). Standing water in the spring, dries out in the summer.