Posted on 27/10/2020 13:49
In all my years I have never seen as many acorns as this year. Have planted 100 or so in a small nursery and hopefully ready as seedlings if not next spring the year after. Whilst the do gooders still fly to talking shops around the world we can do our little bit by planting a few acorns ourselves. Then we will have done collectively more than the talkers have.
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Posted on 29/10/2020 14:28 by EmilysDadI once heard a Steve Wright 'factoid' suggest it was 50 yrs & the interweb said the same ..... 🤷♂️ but who knows?
Posted on 29/10/2020 22:52
Well if I grow an oak from an acorn now I wont be around to see it with acorns in the future so I'll never know....
(but someone might enjoy it.) The oak by our home was probably planted by a farm worker two years after WW1 ended in 1920. I've read that oaks start to spread outwards rater than upwards at a certain point and can support 280 insect species. 
Posted on 13/11/2020 16:27
We have a 400 year old oak tree in what we pretend is a garden, so there's no shortage of acorns at all. But are the resident grey squirrels satisfied with that? No, they go all of 400 metres up the hill to the nearest sweet chestnut tree by the farm entrance , and carefully carry those nuts back one by one - and take them up our oak tree as a treat. And the evidence is now appearing on the ground - the spiky outer husks that they throw down for me.
Posted on 14/11/2020 13:49 by TammygirlNot wishing to appear to be thick
I take it if I was to try and grow an oak tree from an acorn I have to break open the hard shell first
Posted on 14/11/2020 14:19 by Rocky 2 bucketsNo TG, lay it on its side in moist compost, leave Mother Nature to do its thing. I’d plant at least 3 to allow for duds. It’s great fun👍🏻😊
PS-I forgot, just below the surface.
Posted on 14/11/2020 17:37 by TammygirlMany thanks Rocky, I've got a few that I can play with. Everyday is a school day
Posted on 14/11/2020 19:57
That is what makes life so wonderful👍🏻. If you intend to keep any I’d keep it/them in ever increasing sizes of tubs/pots that way you get big Bonsai as they’re like Goldfish they’ll grow to what their home allows them. You & I will enjoy them but if we plant them in open garden ground they may in time create problems for future generations to come. In the right settings they will not need cutting down. It’s heartbreaking seeing a healthy Tree being cut down☹️. Enjoy.
Posted on 14/11/2020 20:27
Does anyone have experience on how to Bonsai oak trees? We have a oak tree in a pot about 8-10 inches tall now, grown not by us but by curtesy of the squirrel or Jay that every year like to try and start a plantation of oak, chestnut & hazel nut trees in our garden. I have in my mind that you have to trim the roots as well as the branches. Thanks to reading Rocky's comment it reminded me about the little tree.
Posted on 14/11/2020 20:27 by ImpyDoes anyone have experience on how to Bonsai oak trees? We have a oak tree in a pot about 8-10 inches tall now, grown not by us but by curtesy of the squirrel or Jay that every year like to try and start a plantation of oak, chestnut & hazel nut trees in our garden. I have in my mind that you have to trim the roots as well as the branches. Thanks to reading Rocky's comment it reminded me about the little tree.
Posted on 15/11/2020 08:17
Impy I did try it once but I goofed after 4yrs by ignoring it for over 4 weeks as I was working away. Best advice is get a beginners guide book, particularly a book as the advice online can change per grower. A book will be there for you for every facet of your growing Tree & skill set. It may on the surface seem easy but it takes commitment & I wasn’t up to the task🤷🏻♂️☹️. Good luck👍🏻
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