live oak
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Time For The Live Oaks To Stand On Their Own
We have two Live Oak trees in front of our house planted by the builder. I pondered for a long time whether to keep or replace them (if they grow to maturity, they — or their roots — will be too big for that space), but for now they are staying. I (or the future… Continue reading
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Leafy Oak Gall Wasp
I had heard about galls before, but didn’t really know anything about them. So when I found three on a branch of one of my Live Oak trees, then of course there had to be research. A plant gall in general is an abnormal swelling of plant tissue, usually caused by some other organism (e.g.,… Continue reading
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Large Dragonfly
This may be one of the largest dragonflies I’ve seen. It was resting on a Live Oak tree, but flew away before I could get closer for an identification. I often find dragonflies hard to photograph because they can be fast moving and transparent, but this one happened to catch the morning sun for a… Continue reading
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Live Oak New Growth
In front of our house are two Live Oak trees planted by our builder, probably around January 2023. I haven’t done much with them, except to provide weekly deep waterings (3-5 gallons of water per tree) during the summer drought, and to improve the mulch circles in which they sit. An encouraging sign recently was… Continue reading
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Giving The Live Oak Trees More Space
In general, I use the estimation that the critical part of a tree’s root system corresponds to the area defined by its drip line (the outer circumference of its branches). If I can, when a tree is situated within a lawn, I like to define a mulched non-turf circle that extends at least to the… Continue reading
About Me
Nature Lover.
Inquisitive Observer.
Student Gardener.
I invite you to join me on my journey to convert my sterile (from a nature point of view) new house lot to a healthy and diverse ecosystem, as I make discoveries, mistakes, and hopefully progress. I am not an expert or professional. The project started in February 2023 and the location is Seguin, Texas, USA.
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