http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/list.php?5 EN Thu, 27 May 2010 00:51:13 -0400 Thu, 27 May 2010 00:51:13 -0400 Hybrid Oaks Phorum 5.1.25 60 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,121,121#msg-121 Craig
I planted those Dwarf Chinquapin & Gambel Oaks I ordered this spring in a 20' X 20' two row planting.

In a few years when both get to bearing well I'm hopeful we can get some acorns that will be a cross of the two shrub Oak types.

In order to try to improve the odds of getting such a hybrid would it help to try to pick all the pollen stems of of one of the two types? If yes would it be better to do this to one type over the other or won't it matter?]]> Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,121,121#msg-121 Thu, 27 May 2010 00:51:13 -0400 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,108,113#msg-113 cmorse Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,108,113#msg-113 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:12:01 -0500 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,108,111#msg-111 Craig
I'll be in contact regarding trees for spring. I've some pine, spruce & shrubs started, but am interested in something to go into moister soil areas.]]> Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,108,111#msg-111 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:06:03 -0500 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,108,110#msg-110 cmorse Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,108,110#msg-110 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:01:47 -0500 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,108,108#msg-108 Craig
Do you still do this?

Is a Swamp Chestnut X Swamp White oak possible, or have you done so already?

If you have tried this cross did they show hybrid vigor?

I've a area in which I'm planting that in some wet springs can hold surface sheet water for a couple weeks. I'd be very interested in buying some of these.]]> Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,108,108#msg-108 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:18:05 -0500 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,105,106#msg-106 cmorse Could be several things all of which are harmless. No need to spray at this time. Thanks for the question.
Charlie]]> Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,105,106#msg-106 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:25:25 -0400 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,105,105#msg-105 Infinity Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,105,105#msg-105 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:41:31 -0400 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,96,99#msg-99 cmorse Sand is very challenging to get plant started, you must commit yourself to watering on a weekly basis for the first establishment year. No fertilizer will work if your pH is to low as the oaks can't uptake the nutrient. I like osmocote slow release with minors and Miracle grow. Fertilize in the spring to avoid hardening off problems in the fall. Thanks for the questions Hunter]]> Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,96,99#msg-99 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:45:22 -0400 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,96,98#msg-98 Hunter What fertilizer (ex.13-13-13) would you recommend?? What age before I can start fertlizing??]]> Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,96,98#msg-98 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:49:14 -0400 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,96,97#msg-97 cmorse Well there are lots of variables with pH, soil fertility, and the amount of sunlight being the main factors. If all these factors are good we commonly see trees 12'-15' in five years. I would highly recommend a soil test as they are not expensive, they tell you what you need to know to make decisions on what to add to the soil to help plants grow to their full potential. Sandy soils usually benefit greatly with soil amendments. Thank you for the question!]]> Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,96,97#msg-97 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:41:45 -0400 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,96,96#msg-96 Hunter
THX]]> Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,96,96#msg-96 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:34:25 -0400 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,92,95#msg-95 Infinity Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,92,95#msg-95 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:59:16 -0400 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,61,94#msg-94 cmorse 30' spacing is usually what I recommend as the closest spacing on oaks. There are some oaks like English Fastigate that could be planted at 21' but this would be to close for most naturalized settings. There is no spacing that would be considered to far apart on oaks as they are completely self pollinating. You will need to ask someone more familiar with mixed planting as I have no experience with conifers to give reliable advice. Sorry I couldn't be more help on the subject for Matt but like always thanks for the questions.]]> Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,61,94#msg-94 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:00:51 -0400 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,92,93#msg-93 cmorse The Sargent and Saul's would be good choices for your dry sandy sites. Your spacing is to close even if you plan on thinning. 21' would be the closest I would plant if I intended to thin, otherwise no closer than 30'. Watering in sandy soils is the most important step in getting these trees to survive. I would amend the soil and use a mulch on top of the planting site to help retain moisture. Five gallons sound about right to me.]]> Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,92,93#msg-93 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:43:50 -0400 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,92,92#msg-92 Infinity
Another question is spacing, I have seen multiple answers regarding the spacing of seedlings. Right now we were thinking about a spacing of 15 by 15 feet to allow them to start some competition to allow for good growth and then thin them out. Would you recommend this method or larger spacing as seedlings?

We plan on watering them on weekends when there has been little rain, because we live 2.5 hours away and can only attend to them on weekends. Would a a gallon of water suffice for weekend watering, or would they need around 5 gallons?]]> Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,92,92#msg-92 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:06:18 -0400 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,61,91#msg-91 mattmorse
I will be planting 128 of your hybrids along with 375 bare-root white oaks and 1000 bare-root white pines on a 4 acre field this spring. I noticed in the previous post you recommended 30' spacing. Does this apply to all your hybrids? What spacing would you recommend for my oak/pine mixed planting?

Matt]]> Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,61,91#msg-91 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:10:17 -0400 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,50,90#msg-90 cmorse Yes, this will work. You might have to pull a few weeds that will start growing inside the tubes later but that's easy to do. The tubes don't have holes at the bottom so spraying roundup in subsequent years is a piece of cake (not drift).]]> Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,50,90#msg-90 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:43:06 -0400 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,50,89#msg-89 Florence 40 Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,50,89#msg-89 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:21:48 -0400 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,50,88#msg-88 cmorse Fall is the best time to plant in my opinion but Spring is very good as well. Our Apache blackberry gets about 8' tall and is an excellent plant usually not considered when planting shrubs. Arrowwood, Ninebark, Highbush Cranberry and Silky dogwood are good plant needing less than full sun. Most of these plants will grow with complete neglect. Many plants that discuss quantities of 10 need to be shipped in boxes that hold 10. We can fill these boxes with many different plants to make up a full box of 10 for shipment. I would suggest calling as when we get ready to ship we can get pretty creative in getting the plants you want boxed up and shipped.]]> Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,50,88#msg-88 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:53:33 -0400 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,50,87#msg-87 RockChucker30
For the bedding cover and browse, I'm looking at nannyberry, serviceberry, elderberry, hazelnut, and silky dogwood.

For mast production, bebbs, bimundor, sargents 7, burgambel, burenglish, shumard, red oak, and american/chinese chestnut.

This is a riverbottom area with silt loam soils that stays fairly moist, and can get very moist in the winter/spring. The field this spot borders will go under water every 3 years or so, but where I plan to plant should be high enough to stay dry.

Questions:
Do you recommend spring or fall planting for the bushes and trees? I will be unable to water regularly, so I was thinking fall planting and letting them settle in over winter would be better....would it?

What bushes/shrubs would you recommend for this area. Middle Tennessee, zone 6b. Gets HOT in summer and can be dry, cool and wet in winter.

I plan to cage the trees to protect from browsing. How large an area should I clear around each planting for sunlight penetration through the canopy?

Hardiness is important. I live 3 hours from this property, so the plants need to be able to care for themselves.

Also, I noticed on several plants on your website it said I had to call if I was ordering fewer than 10. Would it be possible to order just one or two of these if I was putting in a bigger order?

Thanks,
Nathan]]> Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,50,87#msg-87 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:09:57 -0400 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,83,86#msg-86 cmorse I would plant the Burgambel oaks about 30' apart and protect them with cages or 60" tree tubes.
Thanks for the questions as many people benefit from questions like yours.]]> Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,83,86#msg-86 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:57:47 -0500 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,83,85#msg-85 kurly Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,83,85#msg-85 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:12:07 -0500 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,83,84#msg-84 cmorse Burgambel oaks can become very large growing to 80+ feet. Even when Gambel a shrub oak is one of the parents. In my description I suggest that this has good potential for food plot boarders because of the influence that Gambel oak might have on the plant but Bur oak has the dominate genes and in most cases this oak will not be a bush but rather a large oak tree.]]> Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,83,84#msg-84 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:58:03 -0500 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,83,83#msg-83 kurly Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,83,83#msg-83 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:54:20 -0500 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,50,67#msg-67 cmorse Any of my hybrid oaks with English in it will do the best in clay soil. First of all plants arrive in a box with the planting instructions printed on the box plus we sent a new catalog with every order and the planting instructions are in the brochure. Clay soil can be tricky to plant in. It's easy to glaze the sides of the hole when using an auger and if this happens it's important to scratch up the sides with something so the roots won't be deflected and start growing in a circle. Roughing up the sides give the roots something to catch on and then they will bust through the sides of the hole and grow properly. Trying to amend clay is risky as potting soils will hydrate much differently than clay creating underground water holding holes that rot the roots of your new plants. When working with clay soils I always dig a little large hole and break up the soil as good as I can and then back fill the hole with only the soil that came from the hole I dug using lots of water to settle the planting site. There you have it all I know about clay and thanks for the questions.]]> Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,50,67#msg-67 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:40:59 -0400 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,50,65#msg-65 LarryM I'm planning on planting hybrid oaks in northern WI next spring (Zone 3-4). The soil is predominantly clay but won't be overly wet (was a corn field). Naturally I'm looking for fast growing deer magnets. What would you recommend for about a 60 tree planting (types and #'s)? Also, I didn't see planting instructions. Should I make a hole just big enough for the jiffy or dig a larger hole and amend the soil a bit?
Thanks! I'm looking forward to this.]]> Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,50,65#msg-65 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:00:35 -0400 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,61,62#msg-62 cmorse Any of my hybrids with English Oak as one of the parents do well in clay soils. Make sure the pH is at least 6 and not higher than 7.5. Don't amend the soil, make sure you push the clay that came out of the hole back into the hole. The wet sites should be Swamp White oak, Pin oak or Schuettes oak. Spacing of 30' at the closest and the opening needs to be large enough to provide a minimum of 8 hours of sun with full sun being the best for early acorn production. Thanks for the questions!]]> Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,61,62#msg-62 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:22:52 -0400 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,61,61#msg-61 youp
The existing overstory will be removed to provide sun and rain for the seedlings. What are your recommendations for spacing of new seedlings and how big of an opening should be provided for good growth.

I have found red oaks do well if put into a clearing and surrounding tree allowed to sprout from stumps. I let these grow for several years and then take them down. It seems to produce a nice leader for the red oak.

Thanks]]> Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,61,61#msg-61 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:57:39 -0400 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,50,60#msg-60 cmorse Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,50,60#msg-60 Sun, 04 May 2008 16:01:54 -0400 http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,50,59#msg-59 cmorse -------------------------------------------------------
> So if I order seedlings and I want to keep my
> containers above ground, I should first plant them
> in 3 or 5 gallon rootmaker for about a year,(or
> until full), and then move up to 15 gallon above
> ground roottrappers until ready for final
> planting. Does this sounds right?
>
> I am trying to raise a forest of 100-200 trees in
> my backyard and then transplant them at 5-10' onto
> my hunting property in 2-3 years. Since I am doing
> 100+ trees, I would rather not dig 100+ holes in
> my yard. If above ground containers (either
> softsided or oversized plastic rootmakers) work
> just as well as knitted bags, I would rather do it
> like that. What do you think? Thanks.
Yes, that would be OK but above ground containers are hard to manage. I would put the bag inside a concrete block as they will blow over in the wind as they get bigger.]]> Hybrid Oaks http://www.morsenursery.com/phorum/read.php?5,50,59#msg-59 Sun, 04 May 2008 15:58:06 -0400