View Messages

Return to All About Oak

Driveway Construction and Limestone

[Post a Follow Up] [Post to this category]
From: Ed gueroult
City:
Round Lake Beach, IL
we are putting in a driveway in the prip area of mature oaks (24 inch + diameter ) does lime stone hurt the oak trees

 
Extension Message
From: Jay Hayek
Extension Specialist, Forestry
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
jhayek@illinois.edu
What kind of oak trees? Limestone, per say, won't hurt your oak trees; however, certain oak trees are sensitive to higher pH soils (i.e., pin oak prefers low pH soils).

 
[Post a Follow Up] [Post to this category]
 
Return to Illinois Forestry.
Search current board