How to Plant Live Oak Driveway in Moving to Middle Tennessee

[momsterluv]

I would like to replicate this southern driveway of Live Oak with Spanish Moss in South Middle Tennessee. I have read that they need to be spaced 100' apart but as you can see from the photo, these are maybe 10' apart. Would I be able to healthily space them 30' apart? What would happen? Any arbor related advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Del_]

You may be to far north for live oak.

Other oaks may have to do and they won't look like live oaks.

 

[pdqdl]

Del is correct. Southern Live Oak isn't going to make it that far north.


Chestnut oak might be a better choice.


They are specifically listed on other websites as liking the Tennessee climate. The common white oak is another related species with a similar growth habit.