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Planting acorns
Yesterday I popped an acorn into a pot of compost. I've no idea what I'll do with it when it's germinated, but, for now, I have the beginnings of an oak tree in my flat.
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oldchippy
26/10/2012 at 14:00
Hi Kate,I have a friendly Jay that has planted acorns in my garden,Left to there own devices I now have growing five 16 foot tall oak tree in the border,They could only have been there just over 9 years,So they must like my garden to have grown that big so quickly.

Oldchippy.
nutcutlet
26/10/2012 at 14:21

I think I'd soon have a forest if I didn't weed out the ashes and the field maples  and the hazels.

chicky
26/10/2012 at 19:25

I planted an acorn this time last year, and it germinated this spring.  It lives outside, in  a sheltered spot.  Any ideas how I know when it will need potting on?  And how long (or how big does it need to get) before taking it out of its pot and finding it a permanent home in the garden?  The acorn came from a special place, and I don't want to lose the resulting sapling !

nutcutlet
26/10/2012 at 20:14

If you've got a place for it to grow where it's not going to get swamped by bigger plants it could be planted out in its dormant period this winter. Any time when the weather is reasonable, not frozen or under water. It wouldn't mind being moved next winter if you haven't got a permanant place ready. It's better to let the roots extend rather than confining it to a pot.

oldchippy
26/10/2012 at 20:17
Sue10 I have a holme oak growing in a pot the roots have escape in to the ground ,I brought it with me 10 years ago before that it was in a deep pot for about 8 years from an acorn,They have long tap roots but you can grow them as bonsai tree, My tree is about 4 foot tall.

Oldchippy.
flowering rose
27/10/2012 at 12:30

I have grown oaks from acorns and still have the one my daughter planted 33 years ago from a acorn she picked up on the common .That oak had been planted by a little girl 80 years ago and put there by the council.My friend has the other oak.I have also grown hawthorn,hazel,holly,and horse chestnut.All but the horse chestnut I turned into hedges for my son,takes time but worth it.

fidgetbones
11/11/2012 at 23:40
I don't have to plant acorns, the squirrels do it for me.
I just have to keep weeding then out. But the one I missed by the pond is now 6ft high!. Its got to go, 2 x 150 year old oak trees in the garden are more than enough for anyone.They do bring in lots of wildlife though! I've spent today filling 2 metre cubes with oak leaves, and theyre not all off the trees yet.
Caz W
12/11/2012 at 11:30

When we emptied our large tomato pots in the potting shed, one in the far corner was crammed with acorns starting to sprout. He must have been in and out through a small gap to dig in the nice soft earth.   

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