Arizona bonsai
Shohin
I saw this at HD. Can Quercus Virginiana be trunk chopped If there are no branches below the chop?
The tree is 1” diameter & 5-6’ tall.
The tree is 1” diameter & 5-6’ tall.
Live Oak
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19Mateo83
Masterpiece
I would think so considering the thrashing they get by hurricanes every year here in the south.
jeremy_norbury
Omono
Where's the photo of the tree itself?
Arizona bonsai
Shohin
I didn’t take one. It is 6’ tall, 1” diameter trunk. Has no branches low.
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
I am certain it will back bud with no branches, but let it get through winter first. I would chop it when the buds are swelling. I would not pay $80 for it but I might pay $40. I'm cheap.
PaulH
Omono
I'm sure it would bud like crazy. I've chopped coast live oaks, interior live oaks, and cork oaks and they all respond with hundreds of new buds.
Arizona bonsai
Shohin
Here is the oak I got. I found this one with branches low
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
Apparently you got a West Coast Live Oak, not Quercus virginiana
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
Ok.. so it’s not just me.
I was all, “Wow, am I thinking of the wrong tree?”
Thank you.
Arizona bonsai
Shohin
This is the tag on it. 
Arizona bonsai
Shohin
What is the difference?
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
Hmmm.. well.. I’m out-of-my element/climate here...
Slightly confused, but I’ll stay put ‘til we figure it out.
Slightly confused, but I’ll stay put ‘til we figure it out.
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
I just EXPECT Coast Live Oak’s foliage to look like this.
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
This is right^^^^
Google Coast Live Oak and you will see yours. It is a CA native. I wish I could grow one here.
Plant is miss tagged but I see that frequently at big box stores.
Google Coast Live Oak and you will see yours. It is a CA native. I wish I could grow one here.
Plant is miss tagged but I see that frequently at big box stores.
Wulfskaar
Omono
I don't think that is coast live oak. I suspect the label is correct.
CLO has short, curled, leaves with spikes surrounding.
CLO has short, curled, leaves with spikes surrounding.
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Malix
Mame
^^
What he said
What he said
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
Seems like one of you west coast folks could figure out what it is. I have never seen anything like it on the east coast.
atlarsenal
Omono
Looks like a hybrid of Quercus agrifolia and Quercus virginiana. Long narrow leaf of virginiana and spikes of agrifolia. Maybe @PaulH could tell us. He know his oaks pretty well. Could be just the age of the tree also. Leaves on young oaks often look different from when they get some age.
Edit: Sorry I see Paul has already commented.
Edit: Sorry I see Paul has already commented.
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
That would be awesome and at least possible if not probable. Oaks hybridize fairly easily.
PaulH
Omono
It doesn't look at all like a coast live oak. I think the label is correct. If we had acorns we could tell for sure. It looks a little like escarpment oak, Q. fusiformis, too.
