Mature Form (this variety)Mature Form (this variety)Nuttall oak is the pin oak substitute the South worked out first. It grows just as fast, holds a cleaner shape, colors a deep red that hangs on into December, and it does not go chlorotic the way pin oak does on heavier, higher pH ground. The acorns are big, barrel shaped and start young, which is why deer and duck people ask for it by name.
Off-the-lot means you pick it up and plant it yourself. Planted means we deliver it, plant it right, and back it with our Year One warranty. Tap a price to add it to your list, then send the whole list to Matt in one request. Want several of one tree, or a mix? Add them all and Matt quotes the count.
What does "gallon" mean? It is the size of the container the tree is growing in, not how many trees you get. The bigger the number, the bigger and more established the tree you take home, so a 30 gallon tree gives you shade and privacy years sooner than a 15 gallon one.
Full warranty for one year after planting. This comes with any needed care and free check ups upon request. All needed treatments or pruning are included for first year. If tree fails to thrive, no cost replacement.
Picked, delivered, and planted by a Board Certified Master Arborist.
Follow-up visits through the whole first year, not a wave goodbye.
Deep root feeding and structural pruning while it takes hold.
That is the warranty. No fine print, no chasing us down.
Pick a spot with full sun. This one matures past 40 feet, so give it room: at least 20 feet from the house and 15 feet from other trees. Heavy Missouri clay is not a problem for this tree. Growth rate is fast, so you know what to expect season to season.
Not sure about your spot? Send us a photo of the yard with your quote request and we will tell you straight if it will work.
Water deeply once or twice a week through the first growing season, and step it up in July and August heat. Keep a 2 to 3 inch mulch ring around the base, pulled back from the trunk. Spring and fall are both good planting windows in mid-Missouri.
Or skip the checklist: have us plant it and Year One covers all of this. We feed it, prune it, and come back to check on it.
Request a quote and tell us where it is going. We will confirm availability, delivery, and a planting date.
Straight answers to what people ask before they buy. Anything else, just call.
Same speed, fewer headaches. Both put on about two feet a year and both transplant easily because the roots are shallow and fibrous. The difference is soil. Pin oak demands acidic ground and goes yellow and chlorotic on limestone, which is a lot of central Missouri. Nuttall takes heavy wet clay and a higher pH in stride. It also carries less of pin oak's steeply drooping lower branching, so you spend less time limbing it up.
Fair question, and the naming really is a mess. This tree was called Quercus nuttallii for most of the last century, after the botanist Thomas Nuttall, and you will still see that name on older tags and in older books. Botanists later determined that the correct published name is Quercus texana. To make it worse, Quercus texana used to be applied to the Texas red oak, which is now Quercus buckleyi. Same tree, three names, no change in what you are buying.
Two honest answers. It is native to Missouri, but only the very bottom of the state, the Bootheel floodplains along the Mississippi. It is a southern bottomland tree working north and it does fine in Columbia. As for the pictures, there is no free licensed photo of a Nuttall oak in fall color anywhere, and we are not going to show you a northern red oak and call it this. The red is real. Come see it on the lot in November.
Yes. Every tree on the lot has an off-the-lot price, you pick it up and plant it yourself. The planted price adds delivery, planting, and the Year One warranty.
Every planted tree comes with follow-up visits, deep root feeding, and structural pruning through its first year. If the tree fails in Year One, we make it right. You can extend it to Year Two for 20 percent and Year Three for 15 percent of the planted price.
Spring and fall are both good windows. Fall planting gives the roots time to settle in before summer heat. Request a quote and we will work out timing with you.
Yes. The whole lot is open to trade buyers. Ask about volume pricing when you reach out.
Tell us the spot and the job. A Board Certified Master Arborist picks with you, plants it right, and stands behind it for Year One.
