Concordia Oaks and Swamp / Bur Hybrids

[b116757]

I have had a few Swamp Bur Oaks die in Minnesota. Not sure if it’s the col snap last winter ? Drought ? I don’t know.

Should not be an issue for states like Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, etc…

Just thought I’d let you know. The ones I planted on hills or side hills are alive . These were in a bottom ?

What zone in Minnesota or area?

 

[bwoods11]

What zone in Minnesota or area?

Zone 4
Western MN near Alexandria.

 

[Jordan Selsor]

Put 27 Concordia oak acorns in potting soil today. They came from a grafted Concordia oak tree I made from 3 trees with the best fall color. It’s growing with a regular white oak (Quercus alba) along with a bur x chinkapin hybrid graft that’s also producing acorns.

The expected cross as some point is going to be something wild with all that miscegenation.


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Man what a cool project! Keep us posted!
Let me know if you have any hybrid acorns for sale this fall! Always looking for growing projects with the kids!

 

[letemgrow]

Man what a cool project! Keep us posted!
Let me know if you have any hybrid acorns for sale this fall! Always looking for growing projects with the kids!

I should have some this fall pending pollination.

That grafted concordia also has a burxchinkapin hybrid on it producing....so the possibly hybrids are endless.

The alba growing alongside has some epicormic branching going on that I'm going to let manifest to graft more hybrids on as well.

 

[b116757]

My coworker text me this morning he planted 100 Concordia last spring and said he checked on them this weekend and only 4 didn’t leaf out he is very happy about that mortality rate. I’ve planted maybe that many myself but was using them as filler trees for other oaks that died in my 12 acre planting so I don’t know really where all they are at out there.

 

[Teeder]

I should have some this fall pending pollination.

That grafted concordia also has a burxchinkapin hybrid on it producing....so the possibly hybrids are endless.

The alba growing alongside has some epicormic branching going on that I'm going to let manifest to graft more hybrids on as well.

I would be interested in a few acorns, myself.

 

[letemgrow]

Man what a cool project! Keep us posted!
Let me know if you have any hybrid acorns for sale this fall! Always looking for growing projects with the kids!

Here's what I believe to be a Deamii oak that is grafted to that concordia next to the alba.

 

[Teeder]

Here's what I believe to be a Deamii oak that is grafted to that concordia next to the alba.

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That's one that I've been trying to find.

 

[williams111]

Iowa State Nursery has a few of their Bottomland Bur Oaks left and they are 30% off. This is the same tree I have shown in this thread that I have gotten incredible growth out of. https://nursery.iowadnr.gov/Bottomland-Bur-Oak_p_209.html

 

[bwoods11]

Iowa State Nursery has a few of their Bottomland Bur Oaks left and they are 30% off. This is the same tree I have shown in this thread that I have gotten incredible growth out of. https://nursery.iowadnr.gov/Bottomland-Bur-Oak_p_209.html

Dang.. I should have planted that tree in Monona County, Iowa.. new tree planting !

I did plant Swamp White Oak, Pin Oak, Bur Oak & a few Chinkapin Oaks

 

[bwoods11]

Can you post a couple new pics of that bottomland oak?

 

[williams111]

This is the most recent one I have. That’s a 5’ tree tube.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

Zone 4
Western MN near Alexandria.

Have you checked them again recently? I’ve got some that have 8” of new growth already and a bunch that are just starting to break buds.

 

[bwoods11]

Have you checked them again recently? I’ve got some that have 8” of new growth already and a bunch that are just starting to break buds.

For the most part it looks like the Swamp Burs died in just one spot . Low area, that’s close to a crop field …

Froze, spray drift, drought, lack of attention? I’m not concerned about it. I’ll keep planting them !

 

[fingers]

My MDC Concordia oak bareroots planted March 1 already putting out nice growth.

 

[bwoods11]

My MDC Concordia oak bareroots planted March 1 already putting out nice growth. View attachment 77509

That’s their basic bare root seedling ? Wow

 

[Hoytvectrix]

That’s their basic bare root seedling ? Wow

This year's Concordia oaks from MDC were quite impressive. I planted 50 of them this year and they were on average about 18" tall. I think they must have been at least 2 or 3 year old seedlings.

I've probably been planting a little too many Concordia oaks but they just grow so well. All of the ones that I've protected have gone in 5 ft miracle tubes. In bottom ground with decent soils they are near the tops of tubes at the end of the second season. On the ridgetops it has been slower but their bases are all about the same.

 

[fingers]

This year's Concordia oaks from MDC were quite impressive. I planted 50 of them this year and they were on average about 18" tall. I think they must have been at least 2 or 3 year old seedlings.

I've probably been planting a little too many Concordia oaks but they just grow so well. All of the ones that I've protected have gone in 5 ft miracle tubes. In bottom ground with decent soils they are near the tops of tubes at the end of the second season. On the ridgetops it has been slower but their bases are all about the same.

Agreed that they were probably 2-3 yr old seedlings. There was enough energy stored in the fat tap root to put on an impressive initial flush of growth. Will be interesting to see rate of growth moving forward since there isn't a branching root mass to intake nutrients. Mine are planted in hard clay upland soils.

 

[Teeder]

I received 10 this year. All of them were heavily rooted. Very happy with how they looked.

 

[bwoods11]

This year's Concordia oaks from MDC were quite impressive. I planted 50 of them this year and they were on average about 18" tall. I think they must have been at least 2 or 3 year old seedlings.

I've probably been planting a little too many Concordia oaks but they just grow so well. All of the ones that I've protected have gone in 5 ft miracle tubes. In bottom ground with decent soils they are near the tops of tubes at the end of the second season. On the ridgetops it has been slower but their bases are all about the same.

I’ll try to plant some more. I got some in the ground but have not checked the growth yet . It will nice to have some comparisons between the farms !