The first of October I planted this tiny acorn. It was as small as my little finger nail. It's going to be a mighty Oak one day! Mama is so proud of her youngster 😊
@antonioioio I started out trying to spout a dozen acorns. Lol... the chipmunks or squirrels found them in the pot... stole every single one. I found this tiny acron with a spout on it and planted it, placed it in my kitchen window.
@ShadowWorker I use nine inch deep pots that are three inches square at the top and taper down. They are specialty pots for growing trees and I find they work well to develop nice deep root systems for a year or so before I plant the trees out. But your pot should work fine.
@LunarOrbit huh... wow! Cool! But you know something..Maples grow so much faster than Oak. 😊
We had a forest ranger here to ..check out all the hard wood in our woods, 120 acres. They wanted to cut down..thin out most of the soft wood so the Oaks..hard wood trees could grow better without sharing the ..ground of it's moisture and nutrients with Maples... Sooo... we weren't going to sign up for this program.
@ShadowWorker Very nice! I can only imagine 120 acres. (I only have 43) I respect the oaks because every squirrel and deer go after their nutritious acorns. On the other hand, Maples ‘blow their load’ everywhere and maple keys have a much better chance of starting to grow as you find saplings everywhere. But yes…maples definitely grow quick and their fall colours are unsurpassed. :)
That's great! Looks like it may be a red oak seedling. I have pine, black locust, shagbark hickory, sweetgum, and tulip poplar seedlings I am growing and will plant out in a year or two. I have at least 100 trees I have planted here on my property, and it is wonderful to watch them grow.
@ShadowWorker It works well, though it takes a lot of work, as you know from your acreage. I've been working on greater diversity, focusing on tree species that are toward the northern edge of their natural range so they will be able to withstand climate change that pushes southern species northward. In 100 years, maple trees may be pushed up into northern Quebec, northern Ontario, and Labrador, but more southern species like sweetgum, tuliptree, and some of the oaks and hickories will replace them here.
Do you have a master plan for planting, or do you just plant what you enjoy?
