Reforest the Ozarks a collaborative effort a team effort from The City of Springfield and Springfield-Greene County Park Board Ozarks” will provide an allow residents to buy new red and white oak trees for $10 each. These trees are four to five feet tall and ready to plant.
The Red Oak
Family - Fagaceae
Nativity - Canada, eastern to midwestern U.S.
Growth Habits - Rounded, 60'-75' (100') tall x 40'-50' wide. Fast growth rate, up to 2' per year.
Culture - Sandy loam, acid soils in full sun.
Landscape Use - Sturdy street tree tolerant of urban pollution; develops chlorosis in high pH soils. Easy to transplant.
Foliage - Alternate, simple, 4"-8" long, 7-11 pointed Emerge reddish, become dark-green in summer, turn variable reds in fall.
Pests - Gypsy moth
White Oak
Foliage: Deciduous broadleaf
Height: 100 feet
Spread: 50 to 80 feet
Shape: Spreading
Leaf color is gray to pink when new, dark-green in summer, and changes to brown or dark red in fall.
Problems - More resistant to diseases and insects than other oak trees.
Susceptible to oak scale. Powdery mildew may occur in summer.
There are 2000 trees available with a limit of four trees per vehicle.
City Utilities and The University of Missouri Extension Service will be on there to answer any questions about planting depth, sunlight, location etc..
You may also make a donation to the Springfield-Greene County Park Board to help replace trees lost throughout the city-county metropolitan parks system.
This is a special program setup to help restore those lost from the January 2007 ice storm, where 85 percent of the trees in the Springfield area where damaged or destroyed.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 14
Missouri Entertainment and Events Center
3001 N. Grant Ave.
Springfield MO
For more information, contact Jodie Adams, Parks Director, 417-864-1049
