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Which Oak Tree to Plant?
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Kevin Sweet
City:
Waterloo
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IL
I want to plant an Oak tree, the location will be about 20 feet from from a lake shoreline. Which species of Oak should I plant?
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Jay Hayek
Extension Specialist, Forestry
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
jhayek@illinois.edu
Hi Kevin:
I would suggest swamp white oak and/or bur oak.
Best, Jay
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