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Bluejack Oak Tree

The blue coloring in the leaves of the Bluejack Oak Tree, Quercus incana gives its name. The Bluejack Oak ranges from Virginia south to Florida and westward to Texas. The mature tree can grow to 50 feet, but usually is small, shrubby, and forms thickets that give important shelter for many wildlife animals such as squirrels, foxes, deer, raccoons, and game birds. The acorns are small and are eaten readily by wildlife animals and birds.

Chapman Oak Tree

The Chapman Oak Tree,Quercus chapmanii grows as a native plant from the Carolinas south to Florida. Although the Chapman Oak can grow to 50 feet., it is often smaller, even bushy and grows near sand dunes and in poor soils of the south. White tailed deer, squirrels, raccoons, and game birds eat the acorns and birds use the trees as nesting sites. This tree thrives in the sandy soils of the south and appears to be salt water tolerant since it grows on the sand dunes of the Gulf and Atlantic Coast beaches.

Gobbler Oak Tree

The Gobbler Oak Tree, Quercus acutissima ‘Gobbler’ was developed by a research group in Kentucky as a wildlife oak variety more suitable to the feeding of turkey populations because only 150 acorns per pound are are much smaller and easier to eat by the turkey than the Sawtooth acorns that number about 50 acorns per pound. Large plantings of Gobbler Oaks are made near wildlife hunting sites, because the trees can grow as fast as 6 feet per year and produce acorns as early as 2 years. The Gobbler Oak quickly attract turkey populations on a repeating annual visitation, not only by the turkey but other game wildlife animals who feed on the small acorns.

Sawtooth Oak Tree

The Sawtooth Oak Tree, Quercus acutissima ‘Sawtooth’ was imported into American from China and has been extensively planted as a yard plant, shade tree and as a plantation wildlife tree for feeding deer, game birds, squirrels, and many other wildlife animals. The Sawtooth Oak offers many beneficial landscape bonuses such as extremely fast growth into a mature specimen in two or three seasons. The large oval shaped acorns can form in just two two after planting and appear to be the favorite and most inexpensive food source for wildlife food plot planters, because of then Sawtooth Oak acorns that quickly mature in the fall when wildlife food is scarce for birds, deer, and wildlife animals.

When used as a shade tree, a gardener can expect growth of 6 feet the first year that rapidly matures to shade the office or home. The elongated willow-like seven inch leaves are toothed and colored a lustrous green. During the fall the leaves turn yellow and then orange to give a pyramid-tree shade that becomes round at maturity. The Sawtooth Oak can also be grown very successfully along city streets to shade sidewalks, parks, recreational areas, and to purify the caustic fumes of diesel and gasoline engines.

Turkey Oak Tree

The Turkey Oak Tree, Quercus laevis is found growing in ranges from Virginia south to Florida, and west to Texas as a native tree that is well adapted to grow on poor soils and can be found growing in association with Bluejack Oak and Post Oak Trees in Longleaf Pine Tree forests. The Turkey Oak Tree usually is small when compared to other Oak trees growing about 20-30 feet. The Turkey Oak Tree grows small acorns similar to Gobbler Oak Tree acorns that are voraciously eaten by turkey and many other small wildlife game birds and small wildlife animals. The wood is used commercially as firewood and only rarely as hardwood flooring when found as large Turkey Oak Trees.

White Oak Tree

The White Oak Tree, Quercus alba, is one of the largest Oak trees in native forests and is prized as the state tree in Illinois, Connecticut, and Maryland. A large 84 ft tall and 4 feet in diameter White Oak has been indexed in the Oak forests of Ohio, and has a life span of hundreds of years and appears to be very resistant to insect and disease problems.

The acorns of the White Oak are eaten by deer, game birds, and many other wildlife animals. The early American Indians made a variety of recipes from the acorns. The white bark is very attractive as a landscape specimen tree, and the attractive inner wood is choice for oak hardwood floors and for furniture manufacturing. The White Oak Trees grow best on well drained soils and are widely adapted as a native forest tree throughout the United States, and is the most common Oak tree in American forests. This tree is salt water tolerant and forms a tap root, even in the juvenile stage of growth.

Heroditus, the father of ancient history, recorded in the mid-400′s B.C., that oak trees were reputed to have within their boughs, the gift of prophecy. The presence of oak tree galls in oak trees is caused by insect larvae that tunnel inside the twigs. The oak tree branches can become infested with numerous little galls that look like brown or tan balls, as the cells of the oak tree grow to surround the insects inside. Some cultures call these creations, ‘Oak Apples,’ and they are used commercially to produce tannins, ink and a wide assortment of medicinal remedies. The use of oak wood is well known as a hard wood with many uses reported in ancient times.

It is not an easy task to write about the history of oak trees, because there are so many species, all having different stories of their own in historical development of tree lines, having evolved in different climates in different nations of the World. William Bartram in 1773 wrote in his book, ‘Travels’, that he slept underneath the “protecting shade of the hospitable live oak, and reclined my head, and at Fort Frederica, Ga. “under the whole spreading boughs that opened a spacious avenue leading to the former seat of General Oglethorpe.” One live oak tree called the Wesley Oak, named after the founder of the Methodist Church, John and Charles Wesley, was used to carve out a rugged, wooden cross, that is still used at the altar of the Christ’s Episcopal Church on St. Simon’s Island, Georgia, also the island site of Fort Frederica, Georgia.

Over the last several hundred years, all around the world, different varieties of Oak Trees have been discovered; six hundred plus. Oak trees are desired among the gardening world for many different reasons. Some gardeners like the old world appeal of swooping oak tree limbs, covered with hanging Spanish moss. Some may like to plant them for shade trees, but what is probably the most famous association of oak trees are on the old plantations of the south. Innumerable forests of oak trees, neatly trimmed and brimming with wildlife, nibbling away at the acorns.

There are several classifications of oak trees: Deciduous Varieties: Pin Oak Tree, Quercus palustris; Sawtooth Oak Tree, Quercus acutissima; Willow Oak Tree, Quercus phellos; White Oak Tree, Quercus alba; Water Oak Tree, Quercus nigra; Turkey Oak Tree, Quercus laevis; Swamp Chestnut Oak Tree, Quercus michauxii; Shummard Oak Tree, Quercus shummardii; Red Northern Oak Tree, Quercus rubra; Red Southern Oak Tree, Quercus falcata; and the Post Oak Tree, Quercus stellata. There are also Evergreen Oaks: Laurel Oak Tree, Quercus laurifolia; and the Darlington Laurel Oak Tree, Quercus hemisphaerica. The two most famous however, are Semi-Evergreen: Live Oak Tree, Quercus virginiana; and Sand Live Oak Tree, Quercus geminata. All of these varieties produce acorns that vary in size from ½ inch to 1 ¼ inches.

In locations where Oak trees are not commonly found, certain varieties can be planted to attract wildlife. Smaller nut varieties are fed on by squirrels, and birds, and larger acorn varieties like the White Oak, and Gobbler Oak and Sawtooth Oak are eaten by deer, turkey, and boar. The White Oak tree is a great wildlife cultivar to plant because of its ability to ripen acorns within one year, and its above average growth rate. The Live Oak is commonly found in woods of the Southeastern United States. Pine trees are also found in large numbers in the Southeast, so there will certainly be turkeys out in the morning and evenings looking for live oak tree delicacies, gobbling invitations for their turkey friends to come down and join them in Thanksgiving for the Fall feast.

When Oak trees are planted for shade trees one must consider the overall height of the tree. The Black Oak Tree, and White Oak Tree can grow as tall as a hundred feet, whereas, the Water Oak and Sand Live Oak, and Chinquapin Oak will only reach fifty feet or there about. Quercus rubra or Northern Red Oak, one of the fastest growing oak trees, can reach towering heights of eighty feet in just about half the time that a Sand Live Oak takes to grow fifty feet, and is often a choice shade tree among new home builders.

Along the Georgia Coast at Sea Island, Georgia, oak trees have been planted around the main hotel, and since their opening in 1928, famous former Presidents, and dignitaries from around the world have planted a Live Oak tree to commemorate their stay at Sea Island, Georgia, even Former President George Herbert Walker Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush honeymooned there. Lady Margaret Thatcher, former prime minister of Great Britain, planted a Live Oak at Sea Island in 1994. President G.H.W. Bush planted a Live Oak tree in 1991 while on vacation at the Cloister. On February 12, 1941, Howard Coffin, the founder of Sea Island, had planted a Live Oak tree grown from a seed brought from Surry England, to commemorate the founder and first Governor of Georgia, General James Oglethorpe, whose home was in England. Lastly, the most recent Live Oak trees planted on Sea Island, Georgia was in 2004 during the G-8 Summit, when President G.W. Bush, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair planted Live Oak trees at the inauguration of their meetings with the worlds economic leaders, at the G-8 Summit.

The chronological order in which Sea Island, Georgia memorial, and commemorative oaks were planted and are presently growing there.

1928: Calvin Coolidge planted the very first Live Oak tree at Sea Island when the Cloister Hotel opened for business.

1931: Howard Coffin, the founder of The Cloister at Sea Island planted a Live Oak tree to celebrate Georgia’s founder and first Governor, James Oglethorpe.

1946: Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower honored his visit to Sea Island by planting the Eisenhower Oak Tree.

1952: The Queen’s Live Oak was planted by H.M. Juliana Queen of the Netherlands.

1979: The President Ford Oak tree was planted by Gerald R. Ford on one of his many visits to Sea Island, Ga.

1981: President Carter Live Oak tree was planted by Jimmy Carter.

1991: G.H.W. Bush Live Oak was planted while the Bush’s were on vacation at The Cloister on Sea Island Georgia.

1994: Lady Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of Great Britain planted a Live Oak while on vacation at Sea Island with her husband Sir Denis Thatcher.

2004: President George Walker Bush planted a Live Oak tree celebrating the hosting of the G-8 Summit.

2004: British Prime Minister Tony Blair planted a Live Oak to celebrate his presence at the Summit on Sea Island.

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When it comes to all the different facets of nature, if you’ve seen it or hear about it, it probably has a magical background. Plants, animals, the minerals lying around us, as well as the celestial and all their phases, all have their place in the world of magick and the divine. Amongst all these things, we have the little acorn. They come in all sort of varieties and are tiny little things, but regardless of their size, when it comes to the world of natural magick, the end results amount to some pretty big stuff.

The acorn can be planted and over the decades, mature into a mighty oak, producing hundreds more little acorns. This is a slow and drawn out process ( Which is why the acorn is a symbol of patience, amongst other things ), but it is a form of natural magick involving the acorn. The itchy trigger-fingered amongst us who are reading this article and saying, “decades, I was kind of hoping for something within my lifetime,” need not worry.

For the less patient, the acorn is believed to have some immediate properties of gratification and aid. The power to sway boons like good luck, youthfulness, and fertility in ones favor are some of the many powers the acorn is believed to possess. In Europe, there is a traditional belief that carrying acorns around in your pocket will bring youthfulness and good luck. It is also believed that they can be used to divine doomed or everlasting love between a couple.

To test the bonds of love, a girl might place two acorns in a bowl of water, under the light of a full moon, several inches apart. If they floated towards one another, it was a sign of everlasting love. If they floated in place, that person would need to wait ’til the next full moon and try again. If they were to, I don’t know, I guess float apart, one or both sink like rocks, or spontaneously combust, then it was time to find another guy or for the stubborn, an acorn that tells you what you want to hear.

A male seeking greater fertility might gain favor with the lesser god, Priapus, by offering a harvest of acorns. In Scandinavia, acorns were placed on window sills to appease the thunder god Thor and protect buildings from the catastrophe of lightning strikes. Some curtain makers give a nod to this age old belief by adding wooden acorns as tassels. Along with being a charm for every day use, the acorn holds spots in ceremony and rituals.

Celtic Druids ate acorns to prepare for their diving of the future. In North America, native Americans, such as the Hupa and Yuki tribe, who were based in what is now California, not only considered them as a principle staple for their diets, but also prepared and ate them in a ritualistic manner while praying to the gods of vegetation for a good harvest, during their harvest festivals. Acorns must have possessed a strong magick ( psychological or otherwise ) to have permeated regions and cultures all across the globe and to this day, still be recognized for what they are. Looks like I found an exception to one of my previous articles. Time doesn’t always skew things beyond total recognition.

If your having a wedding in September and October then I am sure your already planning it now. Do you need craft acorns for your wedding? Acorno Acorns sells craft acorns with the caps glued on at www.acorno.com/craftacorns.html You can buy 15, 30, 60, or 100 craft acorns. Many people use acorns as a fall wedding display. Acorns make fun and beautiful displays for fall weddings. You can put acorns in vases or on tables or you can buy acorn seeds to put in a pouch and give to your wedding guests. Acorn seeds represent growing together. Your guests will have instructions on how to plant their Oak tree. Whenever they look at the Oak tree they will think of your special day. You can place your acorns on pressed leaves to make a natural display for your wedding. Acorns symbolize good luck and Oak leaves represent strength and longevity.

If your in an area where you have reached the last frost of the season then your ready for Spring Oak Tree Planting. Acorno Acorns currently has Black Oak seedlings, Northern Red Oak Seedlings, and Southern Red Oak Seedlings. All of our acorns are ready to be planted. Acorn seeds can be put in the ground or started in a small container indoors. If you need acorn seeds visit us at http://www.acorno.com or call 802-363-1582. Acorno Acorns sells acorns year round.