CushtyJook 1,097 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Collected a few acorns today can you grow them as you would normal oak as read somewhere certain oaks take two years to mature anyone more experienced that me able to comment thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Oaks take forever to grow and mature .... my father planted an acorn in his garden when my eldest girl was born who's now 26 and it's only about 10 foot tall and the branches are probably out to only around 15 foot ....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CushtyJook 1,097 Posted November 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Oaks take forever to grow and mature .... my father planted an acorn in his garden when my eldest girl was born who's now 26 and it's only about 10 foot tall and the branches are probably out to only around 15 foot ....... I had an English oak grow from acorn last winter this spring and summer it grew 8inches in its first season and had to be re potted these big nursheries like barchams seem to know what they are doing and all there oaks are acorn grown Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,602 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 (edited) Oaks take forever to grow and mature .... my father planted an acorn in his garden when my eldest girl was born who's now 26 and it's only about 10 foot tall and the branches are probably out to only around 15 foot ....... I had an English oak grow from acorn last winter this spring and summer it grew 8inches in its first season and had to be re potted these big nursheries like barchams seem to know what they are doing and all there oaks are acorn grown I know absolutely nothing about trees but that place Barchams is a hell of a gaff they know their stuff and have ridiculously fertile land we bought some young trees off them years ago on the advice of a good experienced gardener and he wasnt wrong......the groung they are in must make a huge difference to their initial growth surely. Edited November 3, 2016 by gnasher16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CushtyJook 1,097 Posted November 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Oaks take forever to grow and mature .... my father planted an acorn in his garden when my eldest girl was born who's now 26 and it's only about 10 foot tall and the branches are probably out to only around 15 foot .......I had an English oak grow from acorn last winter this spring and summer it grew 8inches in its first season and had to be re potted these big nursheries like barchams seem to know what they are doing and all there oaks are acorn grown I know absolutely nothing about trees but that place Barchams is a hell of a gaff they know their stuff and have ridiculously fertile land we bought some young trees off them years ago on the advice of a good experienced gardener and he wasnt wrong......the groung they are in must make a huge difference to their initial growth surely. It's well known I keep meaning to get down there and have a look about Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,843 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 We grow thousands of the b*****ds at work and I wouldn't say they were slow growing. I pruned a few ready for being transplanted a week or two ago and they had about 6ft of this years growth on them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,819 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Oaks take forever to grow and mature .... my father planted an acorn in his garden when my eldest girl was born who's now 26 and it's only about 10 foot tall and the branches are probably out to only around 15 foot .......Id say there was something not right with either the tree or the ground its in ... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,843 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Normal oaks I mean not quercus ilex. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CushtyJook 1,097 Posted November 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Oaks take forever to grow and mature .... my father planted an acorn in his garden when my eldest girl was born who's now 26 and it's only about 10 foot tall and the branches are probably out to only around 15 foot .......Id say there was something not right with either the tree or the ground its in ... I agree Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,843 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 One of our fields is a solid clay and some of the oaks planted on there don't like it but others grow fine. All the ones on our black soil grow like mad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 10,334 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Cushtys will grow fine with all the human slurry he shits on it 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,843 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Oaks grow better in ground that's already had oaks in, they produce mycelium or summat in the root system which benefits the next tree. A lot of trees are the opposite and benefit from fresh ground. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 29,834 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Oaks grow better in ground that's already had oaks in, they produce mycelium or summat in the root system which benefits the next tree. A lot of trees are the opposite and benefit from fresh ground. Ectomicorhizzal fungi gnip,i have done indoor tests in the past on indoor and outdoor plants and the root growth is phenomenal. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
byron 1,275 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 do acorns need a few weeks in the freezer to kid em on? grown rowan/blackthorn/hawthorn and wild rose this way and all took.. thanks.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,293 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 I get thousands growing from acorns every year, but the topper is not selective. Maybe the pros feed the oaks they harvest the acorns of off. Ill get a few pics tomorrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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