Oak trees for animal feed or for bread! These grafted selections are of oaks with exceptional qualities of their acorns.
Ashworth: this is a white oak x bur oak hybrid (also known as a Bebb Oak) introduced by Fred L. Ashworth, the original owner of St. Lawrence Nursery in Potsdam NY. Tree makes small white oak-sized acorns with caps like bur oak. It is a heavy annual producer — each fall, the ground beneath will be carpeted with acorns, attracting deer and all manner of wildlife. The acorns are lower in tannic acid, too.
Dale’s Giant: this selection comes from a tree on the land of Dale Hendricks, southern Chester county PA plantsman. The tree appears to be a natural hybrid of bur oak x swamp white oak (macrocarpa x bicolor), or possibly just a local ecotype kind of bur oak. Makes beautiful, giant acorns, but can be a shy bearer.
Hans Herr Hershey Bur (or HHHB for short): this selection I took from an old grafted tree in a grove of trees sourced from John Hershey’s nursery. This would have been introduced by him under a trade name, but I haven’t pieced that together yet so this is the name it’s got for now. The tree bears the classic midwestern form, with stout twigs, corky bark, lateral branches, and intricate leaves.
Lint: 1st prize winner in a 1938 TVA contest, submitted by Josiah Lint of Myersdale, PA. Acorns said to be “as sweet as a chestnut.” The original tree still stands, and I was able to gather scion and get clonal stock established. It appears to be a swamp white oak or possibly swamp white x white oak.
MacDaniel: selected by J. C. MacDaniel in Illinois. It is a bur oak x English oak hybrid, and maybe with some other white oak species influence in the mix, too. Makes large acorns which separate easily from their caps and the tree produces annually and bears heavy.
Ooti f2: this selection comes from Lucky Pittman, who grew out acorns of “Ooti” he received from Ken Asmus of Oikos, who in turn grew out the original Ooti tree from acorns received from Ralph Kreider of Illinois. Ooti to California Indians is the Maidu word for “acorn.” The Ooti tree is another complex hybrid oak of the white oak family, being a cross at least between bur oak, swamp white oak, and having other species influences.
Ursinus: this selection comes from Montgomery county PA from a planted bur oak with beautiful form and huge acorns.
Grafted oaks come in 4” x 14” or 6” x 16” tree pot containers, priced at $40 or $55 respectively, and sized about 1’ in height in the 14” and up to 2-3’ in the 16”.
Oak trees for animal feed or for bread! These grafted selections are of oaks with exceptional qualities of their acorns.
Ashworth: this is a white oak x bur oak hybrid (also known as a Bebb Oak) introduced by Fred L. Ashworth, the original owner of St. Lawrence Nursery in Potsdam NY. Tree makes small white oak-sized acorns with caps like bur oak. It is a heavy annual producer — each fall, the ground beneath will be carpeted with acorns, attracting deer and all manner of wildlife. The acorns are lower in tannic acid, too.
Dale’s Giant: this selection comes from a tree on the land of Dale Hendricks, southern Chester county PA plantsman. The tree appears to be a natural hybrid of bur oak x swamp white oak (macrocarpa x bicolor), or possibly just a local ecotype kind of bur oak. Makes beautiful, giant acorns, but can be a shy bearer.
Hans Herr Hershey Bur (or HHHB for short): this selection I took from an old grafted tree in a grove of trees sourced from John Hershey’s nursery. This would have been introduced by him under a trade name, but I haven’t pieced that together yet so this is the name it’s got for now. The tree bears the classic midwestern form, with stout twigs, corky bark, lateral branches, and intricate leaves.
Lint: 1st prize winner in a 1938 TVA contest, submitted by Josiah Lint of Myersdale, PA. Acorns said to be “as sweet as a chestnut.” The original tree still stands, and I was able to gather scion and get clonal stock established. It appears to be a swamp white oak or possibly swamp white x white oak.
MacDaniel: selected by J. C. MacDaniel in Illinois. It is a bur oak x English oak hybrid, and maybe with some other white oak species influence in the mix, too. Makes large acorns which separate easily from their caps and the tree produces annually and bears heavy.
Ooti f2: this selection comes from Lucky Pittman, who grew out acorns of “Ooti” he received from Ken Asmus of Oikos, who in turn grew out the original Ooti tree from acorns received from Ralph Kreider of Illinois. Ooti to California Indians is the Maidu word for “acorn.” The Ooti tree is another complex hybrid oak of the white oak family, being a cross at least between bur oak, swamp white oak, and having other species influences.
Ursinus: this selection comes from Montgomery county PA from a planted bur oak with beautiful form and huge acorns.
Grafted oaks come in 4” x 14” or 6” x 16” tree pot containers, priced at $40 or $55 respectively, and sized about 1’ in height in the 14” and up to 2-3’ in the 16”.
