deerkillr777 Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 i got some white oak acorns about 100 of them i thoguht about planting them and see how they do but i think i read befor abotu something and i wanan knwop how u can tell if there good or bad idk i am just intersted into cause of were i hunt there aint to many of them and i wanan get more of them around sence i am only 16 and will see them grow cuase we own the land well please let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revhard Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Re: acorns and oaks if you plant acorns now, it will take them apprx. 20 years to produce acorns themselves. but im all for planting trees, we need more and more o do it. but no i would just plant the green ones that have fallen, the ones that look the freshest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Re: acorns and oaks Will be a long time before they start to produce for you, but you could plant them for future generations. Have heard that you can float the acorns in a bucket of water to determine which ones are worthy of planting, but never tried it personally. Think Clay(iminrut) planted some oaks from acorns not to long back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ousoonerfan22 Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Re: acorns and oaks I planted some white oak and sawtooth acorns from last fall in 1 gallon containers and I'm now planting some on my parents land.We have had a drought so I kept these in the containers so I could water them.The white oaks grow slow and are only 6"-10" tall but the sawtooths grow well some of them are 2' tall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest luckyman4 Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Re: acorns and oaks I like the idea of planting them in a container to "baby" them. I would go a little further to recommend transplanting them into a garden or similar location for a couple years, if you have the room. That way you can keep them watered. Also, you can move them to a new "garden" location after a couple years and baby them for 2 more years. Moving and transplanting them makes them produce much larger root systems, and also the top of the plant will be bigger as well. All of this is much more work than just stomping acorns in the ground, but if you do it you will have decent sized saplings to plant in 5 years, 50% of which you should expect to grow to maturity in favorable soils and good weather the first year. Not sure how many you would expect out of the 100 acorns, but I bet its single digits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pabowhunt Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Re: acorns and oaks I'm no expert but I've tried planting red oak acorns. They say to put them in a bucket of water and only plant the ones that sink. They also need to go through a freeze cycle so if your keeping them inside place them in the freezer for a few weeks. A lot of guys reccommend using planting tubes to protect them and help them grow better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerkillr777 Posted September 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Re: acorns and oaks what if i put them in a container and wait and plant them in the spring and leve them outside all winter would that work as a freez cycle see i ma only 16 so if i plant thme this spring i should be able to see them produce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ousoonerfan22 Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Re: acorns and oaks I had a large plastic container filled with miracle grow garden soil that I stored them in and kept moist.I would dig through the soil every other week with my hands to pull the ones that were starting to sprout then plant them in a container.I picked up these acorns in late december after we had some freezing weather. I should transplant these saplings from 1 gallon to 5 gallon containers and cover them with saw dust then keep them moist through the winter but I might go ahead and plant them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerkillr777 Posted September 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Re: acorns and oaks well thansk for the help i got soem more today i am up to abotu 200 white oak acorns now i might get some red ones and saw tooth also and try soem of them too thanks for all the info i jsut gotta go look for soem red ones and sawtooth ones the white oak are right outside my house i jsut dnt got ot many oaks were i hunt and want ot plant some more ot help with it when i am old and barly abel to hunt well thanks guys keep the info coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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