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Ideal: November through January\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative status:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNOT a Texas native.\u003c\/strong\u003e Quercus acutissima is native to East Asia. It naturalizes in parts of the Southeast and is on watch lists in several states. Plant it as a managed wildlife and food-plot tree on land you control. If you want a native mast oak instead, buy our Chinquapin Oak or Texas Red Oak. We would rather tell you that than sell you the wrong tree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prefers slightly acid to neutral. 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Paint any wound within 30 minutes year-round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eShip window and your cancellation right\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a pre-sell.\u003c\/strong\u003e We take your order, then our crew makes the Louisiana nursery run, grades every tree against the spec above, and boxes it. \u003cstrong\u003eYour order ships within 21 days of purchase\u003c\/strong\u003e (25-Tree Acre Packs: within 30 days), which lands your trees inside the Texas fall planting window.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf we cannot ship inside that window we will email you \u003cem\u003ebefore\u003c\/em\u003e it closes with a revised date and a one-click cancel link. If the new date is 30 days or less past the original, you can wait or cancel, your choice. If we need more than 30 days, your order is cancelled and refunded automatically unless you tell us to hold it. Refunds go back to your original card within 7 business days. 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