tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post8315330109072805779..comments2024-02-06T16:57:42.394-05:00Comments on The Queen of Seaford: Tuesday's Trees- Burr Oak, Quercus macrocarpaJanet, The Queen of Seafordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-81733352783961961072011-03-02T10:20:48.771-05:002011-03-02T10:20:48.771-05:00Catherine, yes, wouldn't that be great? I lov...Catherine, yes, wouldn't that be great? I love this old church.<br /><br />Donna, thanks for visiting. We have a lot of old gnarly trees around here. I do love finding unusual ones.<br /><br />Janet, I agree! What a biggie.<br /><br />Tina, me too! <br /><br />Rosey, Glad you come by! No lesson this week though. Come back next week.<br /><br />Lola, These acorns would be really nice to use in decorations.<br /><br />Rose, Glad to have a tree that you like! What a beauty. Fun to measure yours and figure out how old it is.<br /><br />Kathleen, Well now you know! Trees are so interesting about when they start producing.<br /><br />Randy, think this is the first time I have seen this kind of fern. <br /><br />Skeeter, I imagine there are a lot of ferns in your area. They are pretty cool.<br /><br />Sweetbay, I was amazed at the size of the acorns.<br /><br />Ilona, they are magnificent indeed!<br /><br />Cameron, It is a pretty church.<br /><br />Jan, Old oaks are sure neat, love the structure.<br /><br />Jennifer, mine too! I hadn't seen Bur Oaks before and these acorns are amazing.<br /><br />Les, thanks!<br /><br />Racquel, sure thing! Missed having you around.<br /><br />Chris, they are certainly neat looking acorns.<br /><br />Ron, thanks so much for stopping by. I will check out your blog. tnanks.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-28499674392609040972011-03-01T18:51:03.684-05:002011-03-01T18:51:03.684-05:00Greetings from Southern California
I added mysel...Greetings from Southern California <br /><br />I added myself to follow your blog. I invite you to visit mine and follow me if you want too.<br /> <br />God bless you :-)<br /><br />~RonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-68553055522621552392011-03-01T07:09:00.713-05:002011-03-01T07:09:00.713-05:00Not familiar with this one but saw a lot of the fe...Not familiar with this one but saw a lot of the ferns growing on our trip down south. Those acorns are a lot better looking than our regular ones.Digital Flower Pictureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337750342855333995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-73791463902750177922011-02-28T06:54:09.162-05:002011-02-28T06:54:09.162-05:00What a cool old tree, love the fern growing on it,...What a cool old tree, love the fern growing on it, how interesting it that. Thanks for stopping by and thinking of me. :)Racquelhttp://perennialgardener.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-76788391165768099772011-02-27T20:01:57.936-05:002011-02-27T20:01:57.936-05:00It looks as if the Queen is exploring her new real...It looks as if the Queen is exploring her new realm. The oak is nice, but that church quite beautiful.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-58191731103736650992011-02-27T05:17:00.789-05:002011-02-27T05:17:00.789-05:00Acorns and oak leaves are two of my favorite plan...Acorns and oak leaves are two of my favorite plant motifs. I have always admired them as motifs in wood carving especially. <br />I must say that I have never seen a Bur Oak before. That is some acorn! The fern you found growing in the tree was so pretty and delicate looking.Jennifer@threedogsinagardenhttp://threedogsinagarden.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-86425523016271224232011-02-26T08:54:00.011-05:002011-02-26T08:54:00.011-05:00I love oak trees especially old ones. I love that...I love oak trees especially old ones. I love that fern,too. I have it growing on a live oak tree, and in the last year or so, it has started showing up on the pine trees. I love when it is all dried and curled up it to hit it with a spray from the hose and in a short time it is all green and leafy again.<br /><br />Jan<br />Always GrowingJanhttp://alwaysgrowing.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-4872696009220236262011-02-25T09:15:04.145-05:002011-02-25T09:15:04.145-05:00Don't know the Burr Oak. Great info. That'...Don't know the Burr Oak. Great info. That's a pretty church in the last photo.F Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-48300058512339196492011-02-24T19:19:18.668-05:002011-02-24T19:19:18.668-05:00Burr Oaks are one of the main native trees here- w...Burr Oaks are one of the main native trees here- we lost lots of giant ones during the Hurricane Ike that blew into Ohio. They are magnificent trees.IlonaGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035401683506659646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-58186321927005549112011-02-24T11:50:53.949-05:002011-02-24T11:50:53.949-05:00I've heard of Bur Oaks but haven't seen th...I've heard of Bur Oaks but haven't seen the acorns before. Amazing! Love the acorn nest too. And what a lovely church!sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-27317526709641320842011-02-24T11:14:31.407-05:002011-02-24T11:14:31.407-05:00What an interesting post on the Bur Oak! And My, W...What an interesting post on the Bur Oak! And My, What a huge acorn! There is lots of Resurrection Fern on trees in our area. We have a small patch on a Sweet Gum in our backyard. With no rain, it dries up and looks dead. Put a little water on it and it pops back to life. I have posted on this fern in the past over at In the Garden. Funny thing, my hubby knew what it was and had to tell me about it. Ha…Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-51093653239743509812011-02-24T07:12:32.257-05:002011-02-24T07:12:32.257-05:00Janet,
Enjoyed this post. I always get excited wh...Janet,<br /><br />Enjoyed this post. I always get excited when I find these acorns! The fern we saw lots of them in Wilmington a few weeks back.Randy Emmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292186655869617897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-25358479789986862092011-02-23T23:35:56.437-05:002011-02-23T23:35:56.437-05:00So excited to read this post Janet! I have a Bur ...So excited to read this post Janet! I have a Bur Oak in my front yard. It's the most beautiful tree and my pride & joy. I've been wondering why it doesn't produce acorns tho and now I know. I need to wait another 20 years!!! Darn it. They are so awesome. <br />I just had the tree people here shaping it, cutting the dead wood out, etc. It does seem to hold onto it's leaves way longer than anything else around.Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_korner/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-87006792707103352832011-02-23T23:29:30.704-05:002011-02-23T23:29:30.704-05:00Ah, my favorite tree of all! Bur Oaks are native ...Ah, my favorite tree of all! Bur Oaks are native to the prairie, so they are quite common here in Illinois. I have a very large one at the very front of our yard, and I once tried to determine its age using a guideline on a website I found where you measure its circumference about 4 feet from the ground. If I measured it correctly, it's at least 200 years old, maybe closer to 300, so it's definitely my prized tree. I do have some photos of it on various older posts, but a photo just doesn't do it justice.<br /><br /> I wasn't sure about identifying it correctly either, but a friend who is somewhat of a tree expert confirmed the i.d. by looking at the acorns. Their "caps" are much larger than other oaks. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing this magnificent tree, Janet!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-50024976866745816312011-02-23T20:31:09.083-05:002011-02-23T20:31:09.083-05:00What a majestic tree. I love it even tho I hadn...What a majestic tree. I love it even tho I hadn't heard or seen one when I was a kid at home. A dear friend sent me a couple & I couldn't get over how big they were. I use them in my Fall decorations.<br />The history link you included is fantastic. I shall have to go back & read all of it. Love that past history.Lolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-24541544798864668072011-02-23T10:17:56.446-05:002011-02-23T10:17:56.446-05:00Such a grand specimen! I cannot believe the size ...Such a grand specimen! I cannot believe the size of those acorns either. <br />Every week I come here for my "tree lesson." :)Chloe mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265196480664185330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-43708324383807265462011-02-23T07:42:28.247-05:002011-02-23T07:42:28.247-05:00What an incredible tree. To host the fern and prov...What an incredible tree. To host the fern and provide such great food for the wildlife. I adore oaks. Those are the biggest acorns I've ever seen!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-66523661705809696712011-02-23T06:52:25.222-05:002011-02-23T06:52:25.222-05:00Now that's what I call an acorn... Wonderful! ...Now that's what I call an acorn... Wonderful! Lovely fern too.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-24311750252156886852011-02-23T05:37:26.044-05:002011-02-23T05:37:26.044-05:00incredible tree..love those acorns and old trees a...incredible tree..love those acorns and old trees are just so impressive, stately and often missed by people...glad you found this one to shareDonnahttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-80768433811028535382011-02-22T22:12:08.301-05:002011-02-22T22:12:08.301-05:00What a cool tree. I'd love it if the best yea...What a cool tree. I'd love it if the best years of my life were still to come at 75 to 100 years old! The acorns are huge. It looks so pretty next that neat old church.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.com