redkneck Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 About to leave again to get back on the dozer. Those things are fun to drive on occasion but my legs are killing me, I guess from getting my short butt on and off so much. I'm really disapointed in my dad and cousin for not being more involved with the logger. They didn't even leave hardly a twig out there. My aunt had one triple trunk white oak down there that measured almost 4 feet at the trunk. They cut it down just to get the massive limbs out of its top. It would have only took a handful of trees across the place to get a little diversity mixed in there instead of all the pines that will be set out. We got my grandmother's old house buried in a hole and burned, nothing left but a patch of dirt now Anyone here ever set out oaks? I don't mean buying seedlings, or picking them up when the acorn splits/sprouts, but rather I was thinking about filling up a five gallon bucket or two with them and putting them in the deep freeze over the winter, then setting them out in the spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Anyone here ever set out oaks? I don't mean buying seedlings, or picking them up when the acorn splits/sprouts, but rather I was thinking about filling up a five gallon bucket or two with them and putting them in the deep freeze over the winter, then setting them out in the spring. Never done that John, but have transplanted a few from around the property from 6-8 inch tall trees and had them grow just fine. Will be transplanting a lot of trees here this late winter early spring I reckon. Sent Steve B some black oak acorns few years back, wonder if he got any of em to grow. Got some acorns falling on the ground here now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Anyone here ever set out oaks? I don't mean buying seedlings, or picking them up when the acorn splits/sprouts, but rather I was thinking about filling up a five gallon bucket or two with them and putting them in the deep freeze over the winter, then setting them out in the spring. Here's what I do with walnuts and butternuts. Don't see why it wouldn't work with acorns. Try working up a small patch of dirt..........a few feet square......then spread your acorns out over the dirt and tamp them down in about level with the ground. Cover them over with a sheet of plywood and put some stones on top of it (to keep the squirrels off your acorns). Early next spring collect the nuts back up into a bucket and go planting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted September 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Thanks guys. I've taken a few sprouts and transplanted them, like when the nut splits open in the spring. I guess I was curious of a way to sorta do this on a larger scale. My aunt told me I could do whatever I wanted to with her 8+/- acres she had cut (basically told me I could have it), and I wanted to plant a lot of oaks on it. Why on earth they couldn't have spared a few trees to re-seed I don't know. I'm going to check it out on the web and see if there's a way to do it on a little larger scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 John...another option is to buy some sawtooth oak seedlings to plant next spring. They grow fast compared to other oaks and can start producing acorns as early as their 7th year. You may need to put tree tubes on the seedlings to protect them until they get established. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Last time I went on a massive sawtooth plant, I'm afraid they all died (except for ones in the camp yard). They seem to need cultivation moreso than most trees. I was planning on adding a few out there anyway. Also if I can get some of the gazillion persimmons across the street from my house to take that would be nice too. I've never seen a tree put on like that one. From what I can tell, white oaks are ready to put in the ground as soon as they fall, whereas reds need about 30-40 days of refrigeration before planting. At any rate, I'm going to get some started best I can, though there's no way I'll really have all the acreage seeded like I'd like to. Just a sad situation, with nobody having the (I hate to say it - common sense) to leave a few decent trees behind. The entire situation hasn't set well with me from the start. :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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