Channel Title: Backyard Ecology™ Channel Description: Nature isn’t just “out there.” It’s all around us, including right outside our doors. Join us as we ignite our curiosity and natural wonder, explore our yards and communities, and improve our local pollinator and wildlife habitat. <video> Bur Oak What BIG Acorns You Have! Description: 🥬🥬🥬🥬 Learn more about the awesome bur oak in this video: https://youtu.be/D3fnsNnb7K0 🥬🥬🥬🥬 The bur oak, Quercus macrocarpa, is one of our most distinctive eastern oak species. With its distinctive growth form, waisted leaves, and incredibly huge acorns it is tough to forget once you see one. Learn how to identify bur oak by leaf, bark, growth, acorn, and twig characteristics in a fun and simple way. Also, this video shows species that may be confused with bur oak and how to easily tell them apart, wildlife use of bur oak, and other fun facts about this fascinating tree! =========================== Connect with us! ============================= Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog Podcast: https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardecology Good Old Snail Mail: Grassy Roads LLC PO Box 652 Glasgow, KY 42142-0652 =========================== Help support the channel!! ============================= Purchase our book: Attract Pollinators and Wildlife to Your Yard - 15 Free and Easy Ways: https://shannontrimboli.com/shop/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology Or you can give a one-time donation at: PayPal Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N&ssrt=1693151981984 🌻🌻🌻🌻 Video Services I Use and Recommend 🌻🌻🌻🌻 I am a member of the Think Media Video Ranking Academy and can honestly say it has been a huge boost in getting this channel off the ground! Well designed program and great support! If you are a YouTuber you owe it to yourself to check out what they have to offer. Check out a FREE class here: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147510103/yzA6smie Or if you are super serious about making YouTube a career, go all in and go straight to the VRA signup: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147518609/yzA6smie I also use the vidIQ browser extension which basically supercharges your YouTube analytics and provides greater insights into how your channel is performing. It also includes some super cool AI tools and channel audit capabilities that are incredibly helpful with refining your YouTube game! They have both free and paid versions. Try out the FREE vidIQ tools here and learn about what vidIQ can do for you and your channel: https://vidiq.com/backyardecology * These are affiliate links and we earn a small commission from purchases made when using them, so using them helps to support the Backyard Ecology channel! </video> <video> Learn to Identify Swamp White Oak a SUPER Wildlife Tree! Description: 👉👉👉👉 Backyard Ecology Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology 👈👈👈👈 👉👉👉👉 Give to Backyard Ecology through PayPal donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N&ssrt=1693151981984 👈👈👈👈👈 🌳🌳🌳🌳 Learn about another wetland white oak species, the overcup oak in this video: 🌳🌳🌳🌳 The swamp white oak, Quercus bicolor, is an important member of the white oak group that can be found growing in moist soils across much of the eastern United States. Although less known than some species in the white oak group, swamp white oak produces acorns that feed a variety of wildlife, has wood that is considered high quality, and is even well adapted to being used as a landscape tree outside of the wetland habitat it naturally occurs in. Learn how to identify swamp white oak and tell it apart from similar species as well as some interesting facts about it in this video! =========================== Connect with us! ============================= Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog Podcast: https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardecology Good Old Snail Mail: Grassy Roads LLC PO Box 652 Glasgow, KY 42142-0652 =========================== Help support the channel!! ============================= Purchase our book: Attract Pollinators and Wildlife to Your Yard - 15 Free and Easy Ways: https://shannontrimboli.com/shop/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology Or you can give a one-time donation at: PayPal Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N&ssrt=1693151981984 🌻🌻🌻🌻 Video Services I Use and Recommend 🌻🌻🌻🌻 I am a member of the Think Media Video Ranking Academy and can honestly say it has been a huge boost in getting this channel off the ground! Well designed program and great support! If you are a YouTuber you owe it to yourself to check out what they have to offer. Check out a FREE class here: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147510103/yzA6smie Or if you are super serious about making YouTube a career, go all in and go straight to the VRA signup: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147518609/yzA6smie I also use the vidIQ browser extension which basically supercharges your YouTube analytics and provides greater insights into how your channel is performing. It also includes some super cool AI tools and channel audit capabilities that are incredibly helpful with refining your YouTube game! They have both free and paid versions. Try out the FREE vidIQ tools here and learn about what vidIQ can do for you and your channel: https://vidiq.com/backyardecology * These are affiliate links and we earn a small commission from purchases made when using them, so using them helps to support the Backyard Ecology channel! Chapters: 0:00 There Are Many White Oaks 0:23 Swamp White Oak, Quercus bicolor, Native Range, Typical Growing Conditions, Size, Growth Form 1:10 Swamp White Oak, Quercus bicolor, Identification by Leaf Characteristics, Leaf Size, Leaf Shape, Leaf Color, Fall Color 1:47 Swamp White Oak, Quercus bicolor, Identification by Bark Characteristics, Bark Color, Bark Ridges and Furrows, Bark Scaly and Flaking 1:54 Swamp White Oak, Quercus bicolor, Identification by Acorns, Acorn Size, Acorn Color, Acorn Maturity and Drop, Acorn Cap, Acorn Germination in Spring, Acorn Use by Wildlife, Adaptation to Flooded Conditions 2:25 Swamp White Oak, Quercus bicolor, Key Features for Identification 2:40 Species that Might Be Confused with Swamp White Oak, Bur Oak, Quercus macrocarpa, Overcup Oak, Quercus lyrata, Swamp Chestnut Oak, Quercus michauxii, Chinkapin Oak, Quercus muhlenbergii 3:25 Thank You for Supporting Backyard Ecology and How You can Help Support the Channel 4:05 Uses for White Oak Wood and Lumber, Barrels, Ships, Lumber, Cross Ties, White Oak Wood Tyloses 4:46 Swamp White Oak, Quercus bicolor, Use as a Shade and Specimen Tree, Longevity, Lumber Importance and Quality, How Swamp White Oak Got Its Scientific Name 5:14 Swamp White Oak Isn’t the Only White Oak to Live in Wet Areas, Overcup Oak, Quercus lyrata </video> <video> Become a Bur Oak Master Identifier In Less Than 6 Minutes! Description: 👉👉👉👉 Link to the binoculars and field guide mentioned in the video on the Backyard Ecology Recommendations page: https://www.backyardecology.net/recommendations/ 👈👈👈👈 🌳🌳🌳🌳 Learn about another awesome oak species, the white oak in this video: https://youtu.be/QV9IEP29Syk 🌳🌳🌳🌳 This video is NOT sponsored. Some product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission. The bur oak, Quercus macrocarpa, is one of our most distinctive eastern oak species. With its distinctive growth form, waisted leaves, and incredibly huge acorns it is tough to forget once you see one. Learn how to identify bur oak by leaf, bark, growth, acorn, and twig characteristics in a fun and simple way. Also, this video shows species that may be confused with bur oak and how to easily tell them apart, wildlife use of bur oak, and other fun facts about this fascinating tree! =========================== Connect with us! ============================= Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog Podcast: https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardecology Good Old Snail Mail: Grassy Roads LLC PO Box 652 Glasgow, KY 42142-0652 =========================== Help support the channel!! ============================= Purchase our book: Attract Pollinators and Wildlife to Your Yard - 15 Free and Easy Ways: https://shannontrimboli.com/shop/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology Or you can give a one-time donation at: PayPal Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N&ssrt=1693151981984 🌻🌻🌻🌻 Video Services I Use and Recommend 🌻🌻🌻🌻 I am a member of the Think Media Video Ranking Academy and can honestly say it has been a huge boost in getting this channel off the ground! Well designed program and great support! If you are a YouTuber you owe it to yourself to check out what they have to offer. Check out a FREE class here: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147510103/yzA6smie Or if you are super serious about making YouTube a career, go all in and go straight to the VRA signup: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147518609/yzA6smie I also use the vidIQ browser extension which basically supercharges your YouTube analytics and provides greater insights into how your channel is performing. It also includes some super cool AI tools and channel audit capabilities that are incredibly helpful with refining your YouTube game! They have both free and paid versions. Try out the FREE vidIQ tools here and learn about what vidIQ can do for you and your channel: https://vidiq.com/backyardecology * These are affiliate links and we earn a small commission from purchases made when using them, so using them helps to support the Backyard Ecology channel! Chapters: 0:00 The Awesome Diversity of White Oaks 0:15 Bur Oak, Quercus macrocarpa, Native Range, Typical Growing Conditions, Size, Growth Form 0:57 Bur Oak, Quercus macrocarpa, Identification by Leaf Characteristics, Leaf Size, Leaf Shape, Leaf Color, Fall Color 1:40 Bur Oak, Quercus macrocarpa, Identification by Bark Characteristics, Bark Color, Bark Ridges and Furrows, Bark Scaly and Flaking, Twig Characteristics, Winged Twigs 1:52 Bur Oak, Quercus macrocarpa, Identification by Acorns, Acorn Size, Acorn Color, Acorn Maturity and Drop, Acorn Cap, Acorn Use by Wildlife 2:18 Bur Oak, Quercus macrocarpa, Key Features for Identification 2:27 Importance of White Oak Group Species to Wildlife and Pollinators – Wildlife Use of Acorns and Oak Browse, Oak Foliage Used as a Host Plant by 400 Plus Caterpillar Species 3:04 Species that Might Be Confused with Bur Oak, Quercus macrocarpa – White Oak, Quercus alba and Post Oak, Quercus stellata 3:32 How to See Oak Leaves for Identification When They are Way Up in the Tree – Use of Binoculars and Why You Should Always Have a Field Guide with You, Backyard Ecology Recommendations Page 4:35 Bur Oak, Quercus macrocarpa, Cold Tolerance and How Cold Effects It, How Bur Oak Got Its Common and Scientific Names, Lumber Importance and Quality, Use as a Shade and Specimen Tree 5:16 Bur Oak is Distinctive but Still Often Confused with the White Oak </video> <video> Flying Squirrel TAKES ON Persimmon Fruit! Description: 🟠🟠🟠🟠 Learn more about the amazing American persimmon in this video: https://youtu.be/sSNg-b-v7Ek 🟠🟠🟠🟠 The American persimmon, Diospyros virginiana is an excellent tree for wildlife and pollinator plantings. A wide range of pollinators are attracted to its blooms, many species of wildlife feed on the persimmon fruit, and it is a host plant for at least 14 species of moth including the regal and Luna moths. Learn all about this awesome native tree in this video, from where it grows to what uses it. What are your experiences with American persimmon? Let me know in the comments! =========================== Connect with us! ============================= Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog Podcast: https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardecology =========================== Help support the channel!! ============================= Purchase our book: Attract Pollinators and Wildlife to Your Yard - 15 Free and Easy Ways: https://shannontrimboli.com/shop/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology Or you can give a one-time donation at: PayPal Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N&ssrt=1693151981984 🌻🌻🌻🌻 Video Services I Use and Recommend 🌻🌻🌻🌻 I am a member of the Think Media Video Ranking Academy and can honestly say it has been a huge boost in getting this channel off the ground! Well designed program and great support! If you are a YouTuber you owe it to yourself to check out what they have to offer. Check out a FREE class here: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147510103/yzA6smie Or if you are super serious about making YouTube a career, go all in and go straight to the VRA signup: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147518609/yzA6smie I also use the vidIQ browser extension which basically supercharges your YouTube analytics and provides greater insights into how your channel is performing. It also includes some super cool AI tools and channel audit capabilities that are incredibly helpful with refining your YouTube game! They have both free and paid versions. Try out the FREE vidIQ tools here and learn about what vidIQ can do for you and your channel: https://vidiq.com/backyardecology * These are affiliate links and we earn a small commission from purchases made when using them, so using them helps to support the Backyard Ecology channel! </video> <video> Sedge vs Rush vs Grass Learn the SECRET to Tell Them Apart! Description: 👀👀👀👀 Take the Backyard Ecology Discover Your Next Steps to Creating Your Own Thriving Ecosystem Quiz here: https://www.backyardecology.net/discover/ 👀👀👀👀 🌿🌿🌿🌿 Up your plant ID game by learning about leaves in this video: https://youtu.be/yr1xK89iTNg 🌿🌿🌿🌿 The sedges (family Cyperaceae), rushes (family Juncaceae) and grasses (family Poaceae), commonly called the grasses and grass allies can be tough to tell apart. They not only look much alike, but they can all often be found growing in the same locations. While they look almost identical at first glance, there are easily seen differences that can be used to tell the three families apart. This video covers some of the simple techniques that can be used to quickly tell the sedges, rushes and grasses apart in the field. It even teaches a simple rhyme that can be used to help remember the key feature used to distinguish each family! =========================== Connect with us! ============================= Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog Podcast: https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardecology Good Old Snail Mail: Grassy Roads LLC PO Box 652 Glasgow, KY 42142-0652 =========================== Help support the channel!! ============================= Purchase our book: Attract Pollinators and Wildlife to Your Yard - 15 Free and Easy Ways: https://shannontrimboli.com/shop/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology Or you can give a one-time donation at: PayPal Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N&ssrt=1693151981984 🌻🌻🌻🌻 Video Services I Use and Recommend 🌻🌻🌻🌻 I am a member of the Think Media Video Ranking Academy and can honestly say it has been a huge boost in getting this channel off the ground! Well designed program and great support! If you are a YouTuber you owe it to yourself to check out what they have to offer. Check out a FREE class here: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147510103/yzA6smie Or if you are super serious about making YouTube a career, go all in and go straight to the VRA signup: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147518609/yzA6smie I also use the vidIQ browser extension which basically supercharges your YouTube analytics and provides greater insights into how your channel is performing. It also includes some super cool AI tools and channel audit capabilities that are incredibly helpful with refining your YouTube game! They have both free and paid versions. Try out the FREE vidIQ tools here and learn about what vidIQ can do for you and your channel: https://vidiq.com/backyardecology * These are affiliate links and we earn a small commission from purchases made when using them, so using them helps to support the Backyard Ecology channel! Chapters: 0:00 The Confusing World of Sedges, Rushes and Grasses 0:28 Sedges, Family Cyperaceae, Background Information About the Sedges, Sedges Have Edges, Sedge Stem Description 1:18 Rushes, Family Juncaceae, Background Information About the Sedges, Rushes are Round, Rush Stem Description 1:57 Backyard Ecology Discover Your Next Steps to Creating Your Own Thriving Backyard Ecosystem Quiz 2:31 Grasses, Family Poaceae, Background Information About the Grasses, Grasses Have Nodes or Joints, Grass Stem Description 4:00 Rhyme or Saying to Tell Sedges, Rushes and Grasses Apart, How to Become Better at Identifying Plants </video> <video> White Oaks Feed a Variety of Critters! Description: 🥬🥬🥬🥬 Learn more about the best known white oak - the white oak, Quercus alba, in this video: https://youtu.be/QV9IEP29Syk 🥬🥬🥬🥬 The white oak, Quercus alba, is a highly important species of oak for a variety of reasons. It is a producer of high-quality mast in the form of acorns that are eaten by a wide array of mammals and birds. It is also a host plant to hundreds of species of caterpillars and produces high quality wood that is used for purposes ranging from whiskey barrels to boats. Learn how to identify the white oak using leaf, bark, and acorn characteristics, the species it may be confused with, where it lives and how it grows, and some fun facts about the white oak and other oaks in the white oak group. =========================== Connect with us! ============================= Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog Podcast: https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardecology Good Old Snail Mail: Grassy Roads LLC PO Box 652 Glasgow, KY 42142-0652 =========================== Help support the channel!! ============================= Purchase our book: Attract Pollinators and Wildlife to Your Yard - 15 Free and Easy Ways: https://shannontrimboli.com/shop/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology Or you can give a one-time donation at: PayPal Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N&ssrt=1693151981984 🌻🌻🌻🌻 Video Services I Use and Recommend 🌻🌻🌻🌻 I am a member of the Think Media Video Ranking Academy and can honestly say it has been a huge boost in getting this channel off the ground! Well designed program and great support! If you are a YouTuber you owe it to yourself to check out what they have to offer. Check out a FREE class here: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147510103/yzA6smie Or if you are super serious about making YouTube a career, go all in and go straight to the VRA signup: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147518609/yzA6smie I also use the vidIQ browser extension which basically supercharges your YouTube analytics and provides greater insights into how your channel is performing. It also includes some super cool AI tools and channel audit capabilities that are incredibly helpful with refining your YouTube game! They have both free and paid versions. Try out the FREE vidIQ tools here and learn about what vidIQ can do for you and your channel: https://vidiq.com/backyardecology * These are affiliate links and we earn a small commission from purchases made when using them, so using them helps to support the Backyard Ecology channel! </video> <video> The Surprising BENEFITS of Adding Native Sedges to Your Yard! Description: 👉👉👉👉 Link to the Gardening with Sedges – Mt. Cuba Center Carex Trial Backyard Ecology Podcast this clip was taken from: https://www.backyardecology.net/gardening-with-sedges-mt-cuba-center-carex-trial/ 👈👈👈👈 🌿🌿🌿🌿 Learn how to identify the sedges, rushes and grasses in this video: https://youtu.be/kapDEtoDylc 🌿🌿🌿🌿 The sedges, especially those in the genus Carex, make great additions to the native plant landscape. The Carex are a diverse group, and many species are quite adaptable to a wide range of conditions. Whether you are looking for a plant that has nearly all year interest for a naturalistic pollinator garden or a native replacement for turf grass, the Carex have something to offer. Learn all about this incredible genus of native sedges from Sam Hoadly of the Mount Cuba Center as he discusses sedges with Shannon during the Backyard Ecology Podcast. =========================== Connect with us! ============================= Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog Podcast: https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardecology Good Old Snail Mail: Grassy Roads LLC PO Box 652 Glasgow, KY 42142-0652 =========================== Help support the channel!! ============================= Purchase our book: Attract Pollinators and Wildlife to Your Yard - 15 Free and Easy Ways: https://shannontrimboli.com/shop/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology Or you can give a one-time donation at: PayPal Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N&ssrt=1693151981984 🌻🌻🌻🌻 Video Services I Use and Recommend 🌻🌻🌻🌻 I am a member of the Think Media Video Ranking Academy and can honestly say it has been a huge boost in getting this channel off the ground! Well designed program and great support! If you are a YouTuber you owe it to yourself to check out what they have to offer. Check out a FREE class here: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147510103/yzA6smie Or if you are super serious about making YouTube a career, go all in and go straight to the VRA signup: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147518609/yzA6smie I also use the vidIQ browser extension which basically supercharges your YouTube analytics and provides greater insights into how your channel is performing. It also includes some super cool AI tools and channel audit capabilities that are incredibly helpful with refining your YouTube game! They have both free and paid versions. Try out the FREE vidIQ tools here and learn about what vidIQ can do for you and your channel: https://vidiq.com/backyardecology * These are affiliate links and we earn a small commission from purchases made when using them, so using them helps to support the Backyard Ecology channel! </video> <video> Native Roses Provide MORE Than Pretty Flowers! Description: 🪷🪷🪷🪷 Learn more about the native roses in this video: https://youtu.be/upgMUgvMp8Q 🪷🪷🪷🪷 While the familiar garden rose is one of the most popular plants with flower gardeners in North America, they offer little to our native pollinators and wildlife. The native roses, the Rosa species, are far superior to the non-native hybrid garden roses when it comes to supplying food to birds, small mammals, native bees, other pollinators and especially caterpillars and a species of pollen specialist bee. Not only do the native roses provide food for critters and insects, but they are also excellent cover shrubs and are important in providing nesting locations for several species of native bees. On top of all those great attributes, the highly nutritious rose hips are also edible to humans! =========================== Connect with us! ============================= Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog Podcast: https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardecology Good Old Snail Mail: Grassy Roads LLC PO Box 652 Glasgow, KY 42142-0652 =========================== Help support the channel!! ============================= Purchase our book: Attract Pollinators and Wildlife to Your Yard - 15 Free and Easy Ways: https://shannontrimboli.com/shop/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology Or you can give a one-time donation at: PayPal Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N&ssrt=1693151981984 🌻🌻🌻🌻 Video Services I Use and Recommend 🌻🌻🌻🌻 I am a member of the Think Media Video Ranking Academy and can honestly say it has been a huge boost in getting this channel off the ground! Well designed program and great support! If you are a YouTuber you owe it to yourself to check out what they have to offer. Check out a FREE class here: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147510103/yzA6smie Or if you are super serious about making YouTube a career, go all in and go straight to the VRA signup: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147518609/yzA6smie I also use the vidIQ browser extension which basically supercharges your YouTube analytics and provides greater insights into how your channel is performing. It also includes some super cool AI tools and channel audit capabilities that are incredibly helpful with refining your YouTube game! They have both free and paid versions. Try out the FREE vidIQ tools here and learn about what vidIQ can do for you and your channel: https://vidiq.com/backyardecology * These are affiliate links and we earn a small commission from purchases made when using them, so using them helps to support the Backyard Ecology channel! </video> <video> Become an EXPERT on the White Oak in Under 5 Minutes! Description: 🌳🌳🌳🌳 Learn about other keystone tree species in this video: https://youtu.be/rlBXpn0VlKM 🌳🌳🌳🌳 The white oak, Quercus alba, is a highly important species of oak for a variety of reasons. It is a producer of high-quality mast in the form of acorns that are eaten by a wide array of mammals and birds. It is also a host plant to hundreds of species of caterpillars and produces high quality wood that is used for purposes ranging from whiskey barrels to boats. Learn how to identify the white oak using leaf, bark, and acorn characteristics, the species it may be confused with, where it lives and how it grows, and some fun facts about the white oak and other oaks in the white oak group. =========================== Connect with us! ============================= Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog Podcast: https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardecology Good Old Snail Mail: Grassy Roads LLC PO Box 652 Glasgow, KY 42142-0652 =========================== Help support the channel!! ============================= Purchase our book: Attract Pollinators and Wildlife to Your Yard - 15 Free and Easy Ways: https://shannontrimboli.com/shop/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology Or you can give a one-time donation at: PayPal Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N&ssrt=1693151981984 🌻🌻🌻🌻 Video Services I Use and Recommend 🌻🌻🌻🌻 I am a member of the Think Media Video Ranking Academy and can honestly say it has been a huge boost in getting this channel off the ground! Well designed program and great support! If you are a YouTuber you owe it to yourself to check out what they have to offer. Check out a FREE class here: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147510103/yzA6smie Or if you are super serious about making YouTube a career, go all in and go straight to the VRA signup: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147518609/yzA6smie I also use the vidIQ browser extension which basically supercharges your YouTube analytics and provides greater insights into how your channel is performing. It also includes some super cool AI tools and channel audit capabilities that are incredibly helpful with refining your YouTube game! They have both free and paid versions. Try out the FREE vidIQ tools here and learn about what vidIQ can do for you and your channel: https://vidiq.com/backyardecology * These are affiliate links and we earn a small commission from purchases made when using them, so using them helps to support the Backyard Ecology channel! Chapters: 0:00 The Oaks are a Super Important Group of Trees! 0:19 White Oak, Quercus alba, Native Range, Typical Growing Conditions, Size, Growth Form 1:00 The White Oak Group, What Makes an Oak a Member of the White Oak Group, Key Features of Oaks in the White Oak Group 1:43 White Oak, Quercus alba, Identification by Leaf Characteristics, Leaf Size, Leaf Shape, Leaf Color, Fall Color 2:13 White Oak, Quercus alba, Identification by Bark Characteristics, Bark Color, Bark Ridges and Furrows, Bark Scaly and Flaking 2:25 White Oak, Quercus alba, Identification by Acorns, Acorn Size, Acorn Color, Acorn Maturity and Drop, Acorn Cap, Acorn Use by Wildlife 2:46 White Oak, Quercus alba, Key Features for Identification 2:54 Species that Might Be Confused with White Oak, Quercus alba – Bluff Oak, Durand Oak, Swamp White Oak, Bur Oak, English Oak 3:51 White Oak, Quercus alba, Timber Value and Importance, Lumber Uses, Whiskey and Bourbon Barrels, Decline Due to Low Regeneration and Causes 4:20 Oaks are Keystone Species In North America, Other Keystone Species </video> <video> Why This Strange WHITE OAK Stands Out from the Rest! Description: 🌳🌳🌳🌳 Link to Doug Tallamy's book The Nature of Oaks: https://www.backyardecology.net/recommendations/#oaks 🌳🌳🌳🌳 👉👉👉👉 Learn all about the White Oak, Quercus alba in this video: https://youtu.be/QV9IEP29Syk 👈👈👈👈 This video is NOT sponsored. Some product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission. The overcup oak, Quercus lyrata may be our most interesting native white oak. While it shares many traits with the other oaks in the white oak group, it differs a bit when it comes to its unique acorns which are an adaptation to the often-flooded bottomlands this oak can be found growing in. Learn about the life history of overcup oak and also how to identify it and how to tell it apart from similar species by learning the simple techniques shown in this video! =========================== Connect with us! ============================= Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog Podcast: https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardecology Good Old Snail Mail: Grassy Roads LLC PO Box 652 Glasgow, KY 42142-0652 =========================== Help support the channel!! ============================= Purchase our book: Attract Pollinators and Wildlife to Your Yard - 15 Free and Easy Ways: https://shannontrimboli.com/shop/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology Or you can give a one-time donation at: PayPal Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N&ssrt=1693151981984 🌻🌻🌻🌻 Video Services I Use and Recommend 🌻🌻🌻🌻 I am a member of the Think Media Video Ranking Academy and can honestly say it has been a huge boost in getting this channel off the ground! Well designed program and great support! If you are a YouTuber you owe it to yourself to check out what they have to offer. Check out a FREE class here: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147510103/yzA6smie Or if you are super serious about making YouTube a career, go all in and go straight to the VRA signup: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147518609/yzA6smie I also use the vidIQ browser extension which basically supercharges your YouTube analytics and provides greater insights into how your channel is performing. It also includes some super cool AI tools and channel audit capabilities that are incredibly helpful with refining your YouTube game! They have both free and paid versions. Try out the FREE vidIQ tools here and learn about what vidIQ can do for you and your channel: https://vidiq.com/backyardecology * These are affiliate links and we earn a small commission from purchases made when using them, so using them helps to support the Backyard Ecology channel! Chapters: 0:00 Every Plant and Tree Group Has Its Oddballs 0:20 Overcup Oak, Quercus lyrata, Native Range, Typical Growing Conditions, Size, Growth Form 1:07 Overcup Oak, Quercus lyrata rpa, Identification by Leaf Characteristics, Leaf Size, Leaf Shape, Leaf Color, Fall Color 1:41 Overcup Oak, Quercus lyrata, Identification by Bark Characteristics, Bark Color, Bark Ridges and Furrows, Bark Scaly and Flaking 1:51 Oak Flowers, Oaks are Monoecious, Male and Female Flowers, Wind Pollination, Use by Pollinators 2:36 Overcup Oak, Quercus lyrata, Identification by Acorns, Acorn Size, Acorn Color, Acorn Maturity and Drop, Acorn Cap, Acorn Germination in Spring, Acorn Use by Wildlife, Adaptation to Flooded Conditions 3:23 Overcup Oak, Quercus lyrata, Key Features for Identification 3:43 Species that Might Be Confused with Overcup Oak, Quercus lyrata – Swamp White Oak, Quercus bicolor, White Oak, Quercus alba, Texas Red Oak, Quercus texana and Post Oak, Quercus stellata 4:23 Doug Tallamy The Nature of Oaks, Backyard Ecology Recommendations Page 4:44 Overcup Oak, Quercus lyrata, Use as a Shade and Specimen Tree, Longevity, Lumber Importance and Quality, How Overcup Oak Got Its Scientific Name 5:26 Overcup Oak is Distinctive and Unique but Isn’t as Well Known as Many Other White Oaks </video> <video> Discover the Secrets of ECOLOGICAL Landscape Design! Description: 👉👉👉👉 Link to the book Garden Revolution that was mentioned in the video: https://www.backyardecology.net/recommendations/#gr 👈👈👈👈 🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️ Link to the original Backyard Ecology Podcast interview with Larry Weaner this clip came from: https://www.backyardecology.net/ecology-based-landscaping-with-larry-weaner/ 🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️ 🦋🦋🦋🦋 Get some super helpful tips on designing a pollinator garden in this video: https://youtu.be/lSgjfM_8uNc 🦋🦋🦋🦋 This video is NOT sponsored. Some product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission. Ecological landscaping is a hot topic, and for good reason! When done correctly it enhances the ecosystem while at the same time meeting the goals and desires of the landowner. Larry Weaner, a well known ecological landscape designer and educator, explains what ecological landscaping is and what it isn't in this clip taken from a past Backyard Ecology Podcast. =========================== Connect with us! ============================= Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog Podcast: https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardecology Good Old Snail Mail: Grassy Roads LLC PO Box 652 Glasgow, KY 42142-0652 =========================== Help support the channel!! ============================= Purchase our book: Attract Pollinators and Wildlife to Your Yard - 15 Free and Easy Ways: https://shannontrimboli.com/shop/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology Or you can give a one-time donation at: PayPal Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N&ssrt=1693151981984 🌻🌻🌻🌻 Video Services I Use and Recommend 🌻🌻🌻🌻 I am a member of the Think Media Video Ranking Academy and can honestly say it has been a huge boost in getting this channel off the ground! Well designed program and great support! If you are a YouTuber you owe it to yourself to check out what they have to offer. Check out a FREE class here: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147510103/yzA6smie Or if you are super serious about making YouTube a career, go all in and go straight to the VRA signup: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147518609/yzA6smie I also use the vidIQ browser extension which basically supercharges your YouTube analytics and provides greater insights into how your channel is performing. It also includes some super cool AI tools and channel audit capabilities that are incredibly helpful with refining your YouTube game! They have both free and paid versions. Try out the FREE vidIQ tools here and learn about what vidIQ can do for you and your channel: https://vidiq.com/backyardecology * These are affiliate links and we earn a small commission from purchases made when using them, so using them helps to support the Backyard Ecology channel! </video> <video> There are Native Hollies with BLACK Berries! Check out the Gallberry! Description: 🍒🍒🍒🍒 Learn more about the gallberry and other native hollies in this video: https://youtu.be/6xpiYJO-IGU 🍒🍒🍒🍒 The native hollies, genus Ilex, are some of the best native shrubs for attracting pollinators and birds to your yard. They provide cover, blooms and berries that a wide range of songbirds, native bees and wasps will take advantage of. In addition, the native hollies are the host plant for the Henry’s Elfin butterfly and several other species. The hollies also add great winter interest to a yard or garden with their showy berries – some species spectacularly so! In this video I cover native holly species that are sure to make your native garden beautiful, and full of birds, for all 12 months of the year. Do you have hollies in your pollinator garden? Leave a comment and tell us about them! ========================== Connect with us! ============================= Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog Podcast: https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardecology =========================== Help support the channel!! ============================= Purchase our book: Attract Pollinators and Wildlife to Your Yard - 15 Free and Easy Ways: https://shannontrimboli.com/shop/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology Or you can give a one-time donation at: PayPal Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N&ssrt=1693151981984 🌻🌻🌻🌻 Video Services I Use and Recommend 🌻🌻🌻🌻 I am a member of the Think Media Video Ranking Academy and can honestly say it has been a huge boost in getting this channel off the ground! Well designed program and great support! If you are a YouTuber you owe it to yourself to check out what they have to offer. Check out a FREE class here: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147510103/yzA6smie Or if you are super serious about making YouTube a career, go all in and go straight to the VRA signup: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147518609/yzA6smie I also use the vidIQ browser extension which basically supercharges your YouTube analytics and provides greater insights into how your channel is performing. It also includes some super cool AI tools and channel audit capabilities that are incredibly helpful with refining your YouTube game! They have both free and paid versions. Try out the FREE vidIQ tools here and learn about what vidIQ can do for you and your channel: https://vidiq.com/backyardecology * These are affiliate links and we earn a small commission from purchases made when using them, so using them helps to support the Backyard Ecology channel! </video> <video> Why Deerberry is the Most BEAUTIFUL Native Blueberry! Description: 🫐🫐🫐🫐 Learn more about deerberry and other native blueberries in this video: https://youtu.be/whWAN77wzmM 🫐🫐🫐🫐 The native blueberries, the Vaccinium species, are some of our most important keystone shrubs in eastern North America for pollen specialist bees, as caterpillar host plants, and for wildlife in general. They provide pollinators and wildlife with nectar, pollen, foliage, woody browse, and of course the delicious blue berries they are known and named for. Blueberries are widespread in eastern North America and can be found from Canada to the Gulf Coast in areas with acidic soils. They are worth growing for their pollinator and wildlife value and of course for the wonderful edible berries they produce! =========================== Connect with us! ============================= Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog Podcast: https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardecology Good Old Snail Mail: Grassy Roads LLC PO Box 652 Glasgow, KY 42142-0652 =========================== Help support the channel!! ============================= Purchase our book: Attract Pollinators and Wildlife to Your Yard - 15 Free and Easy Ways: https://shannontrimboli.com/shop/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology Or you can give a one-time donation at: PayPal Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N&ssrt=1693151981984 🌻🌻🌻🌻 Video Services I Use and Recommend 🌻🌻🌻🌻 I am a member of the Think Media Video Ranking Academy and can honestly say it has been a huge boost in getting this channel off the ground! Well designed program and great support! If you are a YouTuber you owe it to yourself to check out what they have to offer. Check out a FREE class here: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147510103/yzA6smie Or if you are super serious about making YouTube a career, go all in and go straight to the VRA signup: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147518609/yzA6smie I also use the vidIQ browser extension which basically supercharges your YouTube analytics and provides greater insights into how your channel is performing. It also includes some super cool AI tools and channel audit capabilities that are incredibly helpful with refining your YouTube game! They have both free and paid versions. Try out the FREE vidIQ tools here and learn about what vidIQ can do for you and your channel: https://vidiq.com/backyardecology * These are affiliate links and we earn a small commission from purchases made when using them, so using them helps to support the Backyard Ecology channel! </video> <video> Fall Leaves BENEFIT Pollinators and Critters! Description: 🍂🍂🍂🍂 Learn more about the benefits of fall leaves to pollinators and wildlife and other things you can do in the fall garden to help them by watching this video: https://youtu.be/W4t_gh1NJUQ 🍂🍂🍂🍂 Fall garden cleanup is one of those things that seems to make sense, and for vegetable crops and some non-native ornamental plants it does make sense, but for those who are gardening with native plants to provide for pollinators and wildlife a thorough fall cleanup can do more harm than good. Common practices like raking leaves and cutting down and getting rid of dead plant stems can have a negative impact on the very pollinators we are trying to provide for. Find out why fallen leaves and dead plant stems are good for pollinators and wildlife, how to deal with some of the common problems encountered with not raking or cutting down dead plants – the dreaded HOA rules or city code enforcement – and how to find balance between cleaning up what needs to be and leaving what you can for the critters and insects. =========================== Connect with us! ============================= Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog Podcast: https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardecology =========================== Help support the channel!! ============================= Purchase our book: Attract Pollinators and Wildlife to Your Yard - 15 Free and Easy Ways: https://shannontrimboli.com/shop/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology Or you can give a one-time donation at: PayPal Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N&ssrt=1693151981984 🌻🌻🌻🌻 Video Services I Use and Recommend 🌻🌻🌻🌻 I am a member of the Think Media Video Ranking Academy and can honestly say it has been a huge boost in getting this channel off the ground! Well designed program and great support! If you are a YouTuber you owe it to yourself to check out what they have to offer. Check out a FREE class here: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147510103/yzA6smie Or if you are super serious about making YouTube a career, go all in and go straight to the VRA signup: https://courses.seancannell.com/a/2147518609/yzA6smie I also use the vidIQ browser extension which basically supercharges your YouTube analytics and provides greater insights into how your channel is performing. It also includes some super cool AI tools and channel audit capabilities that are incredibly helpful with refining your YouTube game! They have both free and paid versions. Try out the FREE vidIQ tools here and learn about what vidIQ can do for you and your channel: https://vidiq.com/backyardecology * These are affiliate links and we earn a small commission from purchases made when using them, so using them helps to support the Backyard Ecology channel! </video> <video> The Surprising Way Forest Disturbance Helps Birds Thrive! Description: 🌿🌿🌿🌿 Link to Forest Plants of the Southeast book mentioned in the video: https://www.backyardecology.net/recommendations/#fpstwu 🌿🌿🌿🌿 🫐🫐🫐🫐 Learn about our native blueberries in this video: https://youtu.be/whWAN77wzmM 🫐🫐🫐🫐 This video is NOT sponsored. Some product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission. Forest disturbance, whether it is by fire, logging, or storm damage is an important factor in maintaining many woodland ecosystems and produces plant communities commonly referred to as early successional growth. This regrowth is important to a wide variety of songbird and gamebird species as it provides thick cover, ample forage for the insects birds rely on, as well as producing an amazing amount of fleshy native fruits like pokeweed berries and blackberries. Listen in as Dr. Kathrine Greenberg, a research ecologist with the United States Forest Service Southern Research Station, explains how forest are disturbed and how that disturbance effects bird number, species diversity, and how the plant community is also changed as it pertains to fleshy fruit production. =========================== Connect with us! ============================= Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog Podcast: https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardecology Good Old Snail Mail: Grassy Roads LLC PO Box 652 Glasgow, KY 42142-0652 =========================== Help support the channel!! ============================= Purchase our book: Attract Pollinators and Wildlife to Your Yard - 15 Free and Easy Ways: https://shannontrimboli.com/shop/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology Or you can give a one-time donation at: PayPal Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N&ssrt=1693151981984 🌻🌻🌻🌻 Video Services I Use and Recommend 🌻🌻🌻🌻 I am a member of the Think Media Video Ranking Academy and can honestly say it has been a huge boost in getting this channel off the ground! 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