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Been doing it for 10yrs and the trees are as healthy as can be. All people have to do is look around.
Our state is dense with oaks. They break more in summer because of the weight with leaves. We would be having Oak issues all around.
Dont believe what you read folks. Experience things on your own and learn from mistakes and successes. This goes the same for those claiming you have to "Rotate your crops".
If people look around, they won't see American Chestnut trees which were wiped out by the chestnut blight. Only a few stragglers survive and they're usually quite small.
If people look around, they won't see stands of majestic American Elm trees. Dutch elm disease wiped them out and continues to kill them once they get to be of significant size.
If people look around, if they're in an area that has been invaded by Emerald Ash Borers, they'll also see that most ash trees are dead or dying.
And...if they're in an area where oak wilt disease has reared its ugly head, people will see that oak trees are dying as well. All people have to do is look around.
You may be fortunate in that oak wilt may not yet be in your area, but what you have done in the past has no bearing upon what may afflict your trees in the future. As they say, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure...and there doesn't even seem to be a reliable cure for oak wilt disease.
Good luck with your trees. They're still very nice.
If people look around, they won't see American Chestnut trees which were wiped out by the chestnut blight.
That was not because they were pruned in the Summer months. Diseases happen. Airborne, pests, or within the tree.
Transferring trees shouldnt be done in warm months though. They need to be dormant for that but certain circumstances it can be done. (Need to constantly soak root ball) but pruning in summer is fine just based on my experience and mother nature constantly taking down branches in storms. In fact it's also good because there is enough energy to heal itself and form new growth.
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Good luck with your trees. They're still very nice.
I'm looking at planting a pin oak tree for my backyard, very good shade tree and storm resistant. A good amount of acorns for wildlife as well.
Nice! You'll love them! I just had and keep having neighbors compliment them all the time.
The only 3 things I don't like
1. The hump at the base. Roots lifting the ground up is annoying when you have to mow around them and for aesthetics.
2. The way it keeps its leaves into the winter (I'm not a fan of brown leaves on the snowpack and shoveling fallen oak leaves)
3. Its a little challenge keeping grass under them because of the acorns smothering the grass, the shade from drooping branches (which is a plus in the summer though), and the roots. Some Lime and added compost helps all that though.
Took a photo of them today. (right side)
Both same exact trees but get different amount of light at the base. The one on the right is always more redder but 2016 was an awesome red. It's really past peak today.
I have only pruned the lower branches each year. I want to keep them as natural as possible but in reality they are getting HUGE and I'm considering thinning them out. Really don't want to!
Looking up from underneath. I usually prune in Summer time. You can see where a few have been cut. Been healing nicely. Such healthy trees and growing fast! Never used fertilizer.
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All people have to do is look around. 
