Y'all: Since I grew up deep in the Post-Oak Timber Belt of Texas, I probably have everything wrong, as my "knowledge" is in the "folk" category.
My great-grandfather moved to Texas after the Civil War, and I took out the bob-wahr that he had stapled to post-oaks before the turn of the century (20th). I had to chop out the wire which by then (ca 1948?) was deeply imbedded into the heartwood. How did you get the idea that post-oaks were not native to Texas? I presume that you mean indigenous or that you mean that they evolved in that nutrient-poor sand, but I'd rather that you told me what you mean. WT PS: In Texas, "native" means born there. I wasn't. I was a "prune-picker." ----- Original Message ----- From: "David L. McNeely" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 9:04 AM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] definition of "native" > Gunnar, where in the world would that question come from? Post oak has been > in Texas probably for much of its existence as a species. So far as it being > "preEuropean," if that is required for you to define something as "native," a > substantial portion of Texas is covered by a "native" forest of post oak and > black jack, and is called The Cross Timbers." It likely got its name from > being made up of Post Oak, which was during Texas colonial days more commonly > called Cross Oak by English speaking immigrants to that part of northern > Mexico. > > David McNeely > > ---- Gunnar Schade <[email protected]> wrote: >> Howdy! >> >> I am trying to figure out whether post oak (Quercus stellata) can rightfully >> called "native" to Texas (compared to, e.g., a species like water oak, >> Quercus nigra). So I wonder if there is a good definition of what "native" >> means out there ... >> >> Thanks, >> Gunnar > > -- > David McNeely > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2113/4866 - Release Date: 03/12/12 >
