Posted Mar 18, 2015, 9:39 PM
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Originally Posted by lio45
Sounds like they do, then!
FWIW, the harshness of the winter is definitely not the reason you can't grow them. My ex's dad has a Red Oak in his backyard (close to the highest elevation you'll find in southern Quebec, his house is where Quebec, Vermont and New Hampshire meet) that he planted 30 years ago and it's thriving. Eastern Winters at that elevation are harsher than Calgary's, that's guaranteed. On the other hand, the growing season is likely longer and definitely more reliable. And the soil pH is less high. And it rains more. Whatever the reason oaks don't do well (likely a combination of these), the "harsh" winter -- this year especially, any oak from southern Quebec would've found Calgary downright balmy -- is not it.
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I would guess it is the frosts we get in May (sometimes even June) and October (sometimes late September) that kill trees I think.
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