First Live Oak.

[Warlock]

I picked this tree up last weekend. It really got my attention. Being around n Texas this is our state tree so I've wanted one for sometime.
That is a one gallon pot next to it for size reference.

 

[BrianBay9]

Great bark!

 

[HorseloverFat]

Yesssssssssss!!!

 

[Colorado]

Nice, lots of potential there!

 

[Warlock]

Thanks guys . I wasn't sure about it.. but I thought it was something I could work with..

 

[Srt8madness]

Great tree, hate to break it to you but the Pecan is the state tree of Texas

Have been wanted to give oaks a shot, will follow this progression

 

[Warlock]

Great tree, hate to break it to you but the Pecan is the state tree of Texas

Have been wanted to give oaks a shot, will follow this progression

Well hell. . That's a crap brittle tree.. gonna start a change.org to change from pecan to live oak .

 

[rockm]

Nice tree with potential. FYI, this is most likely an Escarpment Live oak (quercus fusiformis)

Quercus fusiformis - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Texas Live Oak, QUERCUS FUSIFORMIS

www.backyardnature.net

It is a subspecies of Southern Live Oak (quercus virginiana). It likes drier conditions and is more cold hardy than the main species.

 

[rockm]

Well hell. . That's a crap brittle tree.. gonna start a change.org to change from pecan to live oak .

The Pecan became Texas' state tree after Gov. James Hogg had one planted on his grave . You know Gov. James Hogg, he's the guy who had a daughter named Ima. Yeah, as in Ima Hogg-- true story for all you non-Texans. No, contrary to the rumor, he did not have another daughter named Ura.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

I like this side as the front, though over time the front can, and probably should change several times. At this point the nebari looks wide, the awkward roots are to the back, only issue is a crossing root which can be removed at some point in the future.

https://www.bonsainut.com/attachments/pxl_20220220_001634239-jpg.421106/

 

[Taste]

While it may not be the Texan state tree. Oak is the United States official tree so you still win