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mistermoyogi
Join Date: Feb-2005
Location: Northern West Virginia
Country: USA
Posts: 658
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Collected pin oak
Our club went on a dig this past weekend - we visited a site that was strip mined for coal many years ago. A stand of pin oaks was planted by the state of West Virginia about 40 years ago as part of a mine reclamation project. This is one of the better trees that was collected. Interestingly enough, none of the oaks we collected had a tap root - maybe because of the extremely rocky soil that they were growing in. The site has been grazed continually by deer and such, making for better collection choices as well. I am sure we will be revisiting the site during the years to come.
Regards,
Tom Simonyi
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