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  • FORMS LIBRARY

BASIC CARE OF A LIVE OAK

 1. Do not cover the roots of a live oak within a 15 feet radius nor cover the roots with fill to no more than one quarter of the way around the tree. The roots will smother and the tree will die a slow death. Avoid parking vehicles under an oak as it compacts the soil and smothers the roots.

2. Add mulch around your tree to allow air and nourishment to help the tree with its life process. However, do not pile mulch against the trunk of the tree. A gentle slope of mulch outward from the base of the tree is proper. Do not create a volcano effect with mulch, as it can do more harm than good.

3. If a live oak has been damaged by construction work or drought it is helpful to give the tree a dose of root stimulator (note, this is different from regular fertilizer). It is not necessary to fertilize a live oak except when first planted in order to give it a good start. Fertilizer will do more harm than good to a stressed tree. Mulch it instead and water it occasionally, but heavily during droughts, soaking the entire root zone under the tree’s crown canopy.

4. If your tree’s canopy is very thick, you may wish to have an ISA-certified professional arborist open up the canopy to allow light and air to flow. If moss gets too thick, it may also need thinning to allow air to circulate more freely. Resurrection fern will not harm your oak; it will only enhance its beauty.

5. Never have your tree topped (“dehorned”) or lion-tailed (thinned excessively, leaving only the outer branches). A good arborist will prune it so carefully that when he is gone it will be difficult to tell that he was even there.

6. Do not drive nails into a live oak. If hanging a swing or tire swing, insert the chain or rope into a rubber tube or cushioned protection layer to prevent wear on the branches and inspect the device annually to make sure it is not rubbing or strangling the limbs as the tree grows larger.

7. Do not whitewash the tree. It is one of the rules of the Live Oak Society.

8. If the tree is in a low area where the drainage pattern has changed and water sits for weeks at a time, provide for better drainage as the oak’s roots can smother in water.

9. Be very careful with herbicides. A tree is just a big, broad-leaf weed to a lawn weedkiller.

10. Watch your tree for any signs of declining growth rate or crown die-back as these are symptoms of root problems which often can be treated successfully by a certified arborist if attended to early.

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  • Home
    • State Officers
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  • Awards
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  • Events
    • Calendar
    • Deep South Convention
    • LGCF Convention
    • NGC Convention
    • Summer Board
    • Fall District Meetings
    • Winter Council
  • Newsletter
  • Education
    • Scholarships
    • Environmental School
    • Flower Show School
    • Gardening School
    • Landscape Design School
    • Symposiums
  • Districts & Clubs
    • District I
    • District II
    • District III
    • District IV
    • District V
    • District VI
    • District VII
    • District VIII
  • Live OAK Society
    • LOS_Photos
  • Projects A - L
    • Arbor Day
    • Beauty of Life Garden
    • Blue Star, Gold Star Marker
    • Circle of Roses
    • Cleanest City Contest
    • DSGC Unified Project
    • Litter
  • Projects M - W
    • Memorials- Book of Remembrance
    • Native Plants
    • PLANT AMERICA
    • Quarters for Waters
    • Tours
    • Ways & Means
  • CONTACT LGCF
  • Members Only
  • DISTRICT DEEDS & DOINGS Calendar
    • DISTRICT I
    • DISTRICT II >
      • DISTRICT II Acres of Green Garden Club
      • DISTRICT I Aurora Plantation Gardeners
      • DISTRICT II - Chateau Estates Garden Club
      • DISTRICT II - Creative Planters Garden Club
      • District II Grand Isle Garden Club
      • DISTRICT II - Lake Forest Garden Club
      • DISTRICT II - Metairie Ridge Garden Club
      • DISTRICT II - River Ridge Garden Club
      • DISTRICT II - Shady Oaks Garden Club
      • DISTRICT II - Terrytown Garden Club
    • DISTRICT III >
      • DISTRICT III - Abbeville Garden Club
      • DISTRICT III - Azalea Garden Club
      • DISTRICT III - Franklin Garden Club
      • DISTRICT III - Lafayette Garden Club
      • DISTRICT III: St. Martinsville Garden Club
      • DISTRICT III - Terrebonne Garden Club
    • DISTRICT IV
    • DISTRICT V >
      • DISTRICT V - Clarklea Garden Club
      • DISTRICT V - Collinston Garden Club
      • DISTRICT V - Delhi Garden Club
      • DISTRICT V - Farmerville Garden Club
      • DISTRICT V - Ferriday Garden Club
      • DISTRICT V - Garden Gate Study Club
      • DISTRICT V - Marion Garden Club
      • DISTRICT V - Oak Grove Garden Club
      • DISTRICT V - Vidalia Garden Club
    • DISTRICT VI >
      • DISTRICT VI - Baton Rouge Garden Club
      • District VI - Belle Oaks Garden Club
      • DISTRICT VI - Covington Garden Club
      • DISTRICT VI - Gardenettes
      • DISTRICT VI - Hammond Garden Club
      • DISTRICT VI - Plaquemine Garden Club
      • DISTRICT VII - Stem & Stamen Garden Club,
      • DISTRICT VI - West Baton Rouge Garden and Civic Club
    • DISTRICT VII >
      • DISTRICT VII - Bulb & Blossom Garden Club
      • DISTRICT VII - Crowley Garden Club
      • DISTRICT VII - Diggers & Weeders
      • DISTRICT VII - Lake Charles Garden Club
      • DISTRICT VII - Rayne Garden Club
      • District VII- Sulphur Garden Club
    • DISTRICT VIII >
      • District VIII Lecompte Garden Club
      • DISTRICT VIII - Marksville Garden Club
  • FORMS LIBRARY