Almost perfect trio!

[ShaneLogs]

Neat looking trees, ancy!

 

[ancy]

Neat looking trees, ancy!

Are you talking about my red ones? The sick looking yellow leafed oaks are next door!

 

[ShaneLogs]

Are you talking about my red ones? The sick looking yellow leafed oaks are next door!

Yes, I am talking about the red ones, I like them.

 

[ancy]

Yes, I am talking about the red ones, I like them.

Some sort of maple but not that big for 20+ years old!

 

[unclemoustache]

Some sort of maple but not that big for 20+ years old!

Japanese Maple, I believe. Great for a contrasting color.

I started a grove a few years back and have a few hunderd trees growing and more every year. The farmers look at me like I am nuts, planting trees on $9000 an acre ground with $8 corn but it is what I bought it for, future home site! YES, have seen way to many large oaks turning leaves yellow, what could it be? I hope it isn't something going around as i just bought a 40 acre oak heaven and would hate to see it get farmed because they all die! I hope it is just the dryness we are having!

I was on our town's tree committee for a while. It's recommended that a variety of hardy trees are planted in case something wipes out an entire line - Dutch Elm, Ash Borer, etc. No more than 10% of the total trees should be of a single species. But that's a suggestion for an entire community, not a single property.
Still, the guy who first owned my house (over a hundred years ago) planted about 10 different tree species - oak, sugar maple, silver maple, sycamore, cherry, black walnut, persimmon, pecan, chestnut, elm. The elm and cherry are dead, the silver maple is dying, but the rest are going strong.

 

[Ronaldo]

I have noticed some oak turning and dying around here , too. Dont have any idea why.

Ron

 

[ShaneLogs]

Some sort of maple but not that big for 20+ years old!

Oh well, Nice ornamental trees! Work great and look nice for landscaping

 

[ancy]

Any guesses on those oaks or start a new one?