Meet "Johnny Oaky" - Our Newly Planted Oak Tree

Newly Planted Oak Tree next to Old Oak Stump

About three weeks ago, Ed planted "Johnny Oaky" in our front yard by the road. Johnny Oaky is a new oak tree that was a gift from Ed's mom to replace the old old oak tree (stump shown in picture) that blew down in a storm a couple years ago now.

Ed has continued to mourn the loss of that old oak tree; the shade it provided in the summer; the grand nature of the tree in general - so typical of old oaks.

If I understand correctly, Ed's mom got the tree at one of her garden club events. She named the tree "Johnny" in remembrance of her husband / Ed's father. The tree's last name (Oaky) was my contribution to the name; hence, "Johnny Oaky".

We've been watering the tree several times per week as we try to set it up for a successful overwintering.

It won't be in our lifetime, and likely not even in Henry's lifetime (our son) that Johnny Oaky gets to be as big and grand as the original; but, we feel good knowing that we're laying the groundwork.