Cheaper alternative to Indian almond leaves?

[Essjay]

Can we drop this now please, and go back to what type of leaves can be used.

As I said, please stop this bickering or the thread will have to be locked.

 

[wtusa17]

Calm down, everyone. I swear that I feel like I’m baby sitting sometimes! Live Oak trees are a beautiful old tree that can live 100+years. They were all over Southern plantations during the antebellum and post. war. Speaking of which, Aunt Jemima pancakes are being discontinued.

Dang…

 

[wtusa17]

Its alright

I just got mad bc I was trying to explain that I have live oak trees and y’all said they weren’t. Didn’t mean to start anything. Just got very frustrated

 

[wtusa17]

As I said, please stop this bickering or the thread will have to be locked.

Bickering=over

 

[Essjay]

Thank you.

 

[FishGuest5123]

OK, we know what can be used now. No more ganging up on each other. Thread is now locked!

 

[FishGuest5123]

I have unlocked this in order for Byron to provide some information. Go ahead, Byron...

 

[Byron]

It usually helps to do a bit of research when "discussions" turn into the last three pages of posts here. I just did, and wtusa is referring to the oak species Quercus fusiformis which has common names like Texas Live Oak, Escarpment Live Oak, Plateau Live Oak, etc. The leaves I would never think of as oak, because they do not have the familiar oak leaf indentations. But according to the photos (see below) this is an oak.

 

[Salty&Onion]

I have unlocked this in order for Byron to provide some information. Go ahead, Byron...

That's fun

 

[FishGuest5123]

This my Live Oak Tree. It’s just a baby...6 years old.

 

[Salty&Onion]

This my Live Oak Tree. It’s just a baby...6 years old.View attachment 107343

Looks cool

 

[Colin_T]

you don't need tannins in the water to breed captive bred Apistogrammas.

 

[Bellanz]

Hi, I'm sorry but I can't help with what u can use, only with one plant u can't use, and that is willow, willow will make ur fish sleepy, we used to use it for a terrier pup when busy doing monthly accounts etc, we used to give him willow sticks (willow sticks with the bark attached) to chew, there is more tannic acid in bark than leaves,
But research each plant u intend to use.
Also look up bark tanning of hides, cause those guys know what has the higher levels of tannic acic, but u can't poison a hide cause the animal is already dead,, so still reasearch each plant, if u do want to use bark.