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<blockquote data-quote="Ski" data-source="post: 5389338" data-attributes="member: 20583"><p>I just had the state forester on my Ohio place a couple months ago and while looking at mast trees, he pointed out a black oak & told me to not cut any of them unless it was damaged or disfigured. Reason being was that most oaks produce on a bell curve beginning 10-15yrs age then ending in later years, and produce the most in middle age of say 40-60yrs. Many oak species also only produce once every other year, or sometimes one good crop every few years. Black oaks, however, once they begin fruiting will produce heavy every year until death. No curve and no skipping years. He said they are not the preferred acorn, but on years when other acorn drop is weak, a black oak will be the big ticket tree. </p><p></p><p>Take that for the hearsay that it's worth. I've never paid much attention to black oaks before because I've always been told they are a lower grade red oak that's not particularly great for timber nor wildlife. The forester says differently. So I'll hang a couple cameras on some loaded up black oaks & find out for myself. </p><p></p><p>On a side note, I did pull one off the hill and milled it up into quarter sawed lumber. I was pleasantly surprised. It cuts and behaves stable like a white oak, and makes pretty lumber like a high grade red oak. I've got plenty of them so from now on I'll pay more attention to how the deer use them, and will for sure be more urgent on reclaiming the blow downs as they happen. If the forester roves correct about them being a "clutch" tree when times are tough for the deer, then I might just have a new favorite tree!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ski, post: 5389338, member: 20583"] I just had the state forester on my Ohio place a couple months ago and while looking at mast trees, he pointed out a black oak & told me to not cut any of them unless it was damaged or disfigured. Reason being was that most oaks produce on a bell curve beginning 10-15yrs age then ending in later years, and produce the most in middle age of say 40-60yrs. Many oak species also only produce once every other year, or sometimes one good crop every few years. Black oaks, however, once they begin fruiting will produce heavy every year until death. No curve and no skipping years. He said they are not the preferred acorn, but on years when other acorn drop is weak, a black oak will be the big ticket tree. Take that for the hearsay that it's worth. I've never paid much attention to black oaks before because I've always been told they are a lower grade red oak that's not particularly great for timber nor wildlife. The forester says differently. So I'll hang a couple cameras on some loaded up black oaks & find out for myself. On a side note, I did pull one off the hill and milled it up into quarter sawed lumber. I was pleasantly surprised. It cuts and behaves stable like a white oak, and makes pretty lumber like a high grade red oak. I've got plenty of them so from now on I'll pay more attention to how the deer use them, and will for sure be more urgent on reclaiming the blow downs as they happen. If the forester roves correct about them being a "clutch" tree when times are tough for the deer, then I might just have a new favorite tree! [/QUOTE]
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