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Show 1 Sun Advocate Price, Utah Thursday July 11, 2002 13 Winners of race are feeling just "duckie" It's tempting to buy the fastest growing tree in the nursery, but remember what happened to all those fast growing stocks? Con- land-sider an oak for a long-terinvestment scaping Somehow, faster has be- come more important than qual-ity to many people, says Jerry Goodspeed, Utan State Univer- m sity Extension horticulturist, However, some of the best trees take patience and time. Though not the fastest growing, oak trees are among the most stately and enduring. Oaks have many good quali- ties. Few pests in the Intermoun- tain area affect them. As a hard- wood tree, they drop few branches or twigs, even during one of our easterly canyon winds, Many oaks have nice fall color, a beautiful shape, and deep green color throughout the summer. "We have a native oak grow- in ing our foothills and canyons,11 Goodspeed says. "Most people recognize it as scrub oak, but its common name is Gamble oak. kills more Gamble oaks than any insector disease, One of the largest oaks is the 6. the On Saturday, July Price Kiwanis Club held the annual rubber duckie derby with 2200 yellow duckies being adopted by race time at 3 pm. The event was held inconjunction with the annual burr (Quercus macrocarpa), Goodspeed says. One of the more hardy oaks, they can reach a height of more than 70 feet with an equal spread. The burr oak has a moderate growth rate. It can adapt to most growing conditions and soils, and can even thrive in day soil where water is abundant, or in sandy dry locations with little extra water, When looking for a colum- nar tree, consider the beautiful English columnar oak (Quercus roburlFastigiata'),hesays.Itmay grow to 45 feet, but remain cohimnar-shape- Pleasant Vblley Days. All of the duckies were turned loose in the stream above Scofield town and raced down to town. After a grueling race, several pit stops and overcoming many obstacles and an hour and 20 minutes pre-famo- well-draine- The danger is the most severe along the Vildlandurban interface,"1 says Mike Kuhns, Utah State University Extension forester. "These are the previously Another popular oak is the northern red oak (Quercus s, es Bookcases Entertainment Centers Gun Cabinets China Hutches Dining Room Tables Solid Surface Countertops Oak trees have distinct leaves. While there are many kinds of oak trees their leaves are all veiy similar to each palustris), which is commonly sold in our area, Goodspeed says. "It often struggles with iron chlorosis in many of our heavier soils, but does okay in the bench areas where drainage is excellent Do not select this tree if your landscape's soil is heavy clay or your property has a high water (Quercus bicolor), he adds. This is another large oak with a mod- crate growth rate. One benefit to this oak is its ability to adapt to most soil conditions. Swamp white oak is not very common, so it may take some looking around to find. "One oak I do not recom-mend is the pin oak (Quercus table." undeveloped areas, on the edges the risk of fire spreading to your home. ture, especially during the fire season. grasses in these area are often highly flammable. Vacation homes and cabins are also at risk because they go unattended for days or weeks at a time. Firewise landscaping deals with, a combination of issues, Kuhns says thinning, pruning and occasionally clearing native vegetation. This doesirt mean you have to dear your landscape of all vegetation, but you should consider using plants that reduce "Fire needs fuel to move from place to place and there are certain types of plants that are mote likely to act as a bridge from the Tissues contain low amounts of volatile oils and other COMPARE OUR PRICES SHOWROOM OPEN may accumulate around the foundation or in rain gutters. Intense wildfires can send out tongues of fire that reach far beyond the fire front to ignite this SB&tes' This recent blaze in Martin shows how wildfire that starts in many different ways can bum up to a structure and start it on fire, luckily, this foundation did not have a debris. house on it but if a house had existed there the dry grass and weeds around the foundation could have ignited siding or other items on the structure or near to it For a list of firewise plants go to: httpextcnsion.usu.edu publicanatrpubsffD02.pdf Have a kids garden party permanent Garden Gove Puppets. Another idea is to have a variety of small vegetables and fruits on the table. 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The last duckie to finish was adopted by Thwna Robinson, who won us Firewise landscaping can protect property and lives raised increased concern over how landscaping choices affect homes vulnerability to wildfire $ 1000; second d cover-becom- Several towns in the West have been evacuated because of range and forest fires. This has - never getting any d, Prob-clump- DENNIS HINKAMP USU Extension services later, the winning duckie crossed the finish line. Race results include the following peoples duckies placing. First Place Chris Jackson of Spanish Fork, winner of wider than about 10 feet. It fers a location, but can adapt to many different soil rubra), Goodspeed says. This tree requires more water than the burr or Gamble, has a beautiful shape, and can adapt to most of This oak, usually grown in our soils in Northern Utah. reaches between 20 and ably the fasted growing oak in our 30 feet high, and can grow as tall area, it is a tall tree which reaches as 50 feet high." a height of more than 50 feet This oak also has beautiful Gamble oaks are highly In he adds. most years, with hues fallcokxin fact, resistant, drought one of the problems with them of red, purple and orange apparent when a home ing its brandies throughout die is built in their native habitat autumn season. Because of its Although it has grown in the foot- - fast growth rate, it becomes a hills for hundreds of years with- - handsome shade tree in many out any supplemental water, once landscapes within just a fewyears we move in, we believe it wont ' time, survive without an extra dose of The oak with the best sound- water acoupletimesa week. 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