Adjam5 Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 I know this should be in the land and wildlife mgt room, but not too much traffic in there. Here ya go...I was able to acquire some of the acorns from some of the Swamp white oak trees that were planted on the plaza at the WTC site. They were swept up on the 911 memorial plaza in prep for the families of those lost on that fateful day. I would like to grow the SAME trees here at home and on our hunting land. What special handling do I need in order to have these acorns germinate in pots? Any help appreciated. Thanks, Anthony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Anthony, I would generally use some stratification for most acorns, here's some good reading on them though: http://msucares.com/pubs/publications/p2421.pdf If you have a couple extra, I would love to get one in the ground, I think that's pretty cool what you have there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Is there any chance I could get 1 or 2 acorns from work tomorrow? Will trade for vinoooooo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 I have a buddy that propagates a-kerns; I'll ask him what he does. Pretty sure he refrigerates them over winter, and stratifies them, then sets them in a potting soil. He has great success. One thing you can do right now, is drop them into a bucket of water. Anything that floats is worthless and you can chuck those. Anything that sinks might be a viable acorn, but no guarantees. They can be touchy. If these trees are hybrids, none of the acorns will produce though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Dunno about getting them to grow Anthony, but that is real cool you were able to get some. Here we have oak trees sprout all over from acorns that the critters miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 i think we'd all like some of them or at least one good one. i'd plant it right out in my yard. good luck anthony! aside from that folding knife this is another great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted September 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 (edited) I have a buddy that propagates a-kerns; I'll ask him what he does. Pretty sure he refrigerates them over winter, and stratifies them, then sets them in a potting soil. He has great success. One thing you can do right now, is drop them into a bucket of water. Anything that floats is worthless and you can chuck those. Anything that sinks might be a viable acorn, but no guarantees. They can be touchy. If these trees are hybrids, none of the acorns will produce though. Thanks Chris...Gonna do that right now. Will get back to you guys. Ok on an edited post. I dropped them all in water. I have 11 that float. Some, that do not look like they are in good shape... float. While some good looking ones sank. But I will listen to Mr Pileski on this one. Thanks Chris and John for the info! PM's coming you guys way...You too Joe. Edited September 13, 2011 by Adjam5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 That is pretty cool Anthony! I hope you get them to grow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTPROFamily Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 That is awesome Anthony! I think that you should still keep the duds anyway. Dry them out and mount them in an arrangement for decoration and then write on the bottom where they came from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 I dropped them all in water. I have 11 that float. Some, that do not look like they are in good shape... float. While some good looking ones sank. But I will listen to Mr Pileski on this one. Thanks Chris and John for the info. If they float one of 2 things happened--they didn't get pollinated and thus did not form any meat, or there's a critter in there that ate the nut. If they sank, a nut formed, but doesn't necessarily mean you have a viable seed in there. I didn't see my buddy yesterday, but I will today. I'll get back to you. For now, I'd stick the "sinkers" in the fridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billkay Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Dang man, really great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 best idea I have heard in a LONG TIME!! WTG Anthony!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Returned your PM Anthony! Looks like we're right on track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIwhitetailhunter Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 That's awesome, Anthony! I hope you get a few "growers" out of them acorns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Very cool! I hope some grow for ya! Keep us posted what happens:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 Sounds like you're in luck. Keeps us posted Anthony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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