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Post by nhmountains on Mar 28, 2020 15:35:17 GMT -6
My abutter Ron said he fed plenty of deer this winter but, they were quite often digging for acorns over his feed. I know why the deer on my lower lawn were still digging in February. There’s still plenty of red oak acorns even today. This was the biggest, longest crop I’ve seen for them here in N.H.
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Post by Bob on Mar 28, 2020 18:25:54 GMT -6
And those damn things were huge too. I hope I get some of them to come up.
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Post by smsmith on Mar 28, 2020 18:31:36 GMT -6
My wife and I found a bunch of uneaten red oak acorns today. Surprised me to be honest, maybe the deer will still eat them.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Mar 29, 2020 8:36:44 GMT -6
I’ve got some oak plugs going in this April, not many. Itasca was completely sold out. No idea what’s going on with North Central Reforestation? I think they are not transitioning well.
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Post by honker on Mar 29, 2020 19:52:19 GMT -6
I just ordered some tree tubes to go along with the cage fencing I picked up. I’m going to start being more active protecting the volunteer oaks growing where I want them. I figure if they already have a head start on roots and found some good soil, why not giving them a fighting chance from turning into shrubs.
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Post by nhmountains on Mar 30, 2020 0:07:07 GMT -6
I just ordered some tree tubes to go along with the cage fencing I picked up. I’m going to start being more active protecting the volunteer oaks growing where I want them. I figure if they already have a head start on roots and found some good soil, why not giving them a fighting chance from turning into shrubs. 2-3 years of protection should get them above browse height if they’re getting sunlight. These oaks on my camp lawn were no where to be seen 10 years ago when we bought our camp. I cleared around them 2 years ago. They’re way over 20’ now.
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Post by nhmountains on Mar 30, 2020 0:09:23 GMT -6
My wife and I found a bunch of uneaten red oak acorns today. Surprised me to be honest, maybe the deer will still eat them. I think they’ll eat them until the nuts start popping radicles. Many of the nuts on my lawn were just starting to pop radicles. Mother Nature doing her thing.
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Post by Sandbur on Mar 30, 2020 4:57:51 GMT -6
I just ordered some tree tubes to go along with the cage fencing I picked up. I’m going to start being more active protecting the volunteer oaks growing where I want them. I figure if they already have a head start on roots and found some good soil, why not giving them a fighting chance from turning into shrubs. I have fenced some of my volunteer bur oaks. For some reason, the tubes seemed to kill my burs on the lightest soils. I think they did not harden off before winter. These were the older non ventilated tubes, but I did try to vent some of them. Growth on blow sand is nowhere like was Carl sees in New Hampshire. I do have better soils, but most of it is in ag rental or apple trees.
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Post by nhmountains on Mar 30, 2020 8:18:12 GMT -6
I just ordered some tree tubes to go along with the cage fencing I picked up. I’m going to start being more active protecting the volunteer oaks growing where I want them. I figure if they already have a head start on roots and found some good soil, why not giving them a fighting chance from turning into shrubs. I have fenced some of my volunteer bur oaks. For some reason, the tubes seemed to kill my burs on the lightest soils. I think they did not harden off before winter. These were the older non ventilated tubes, but I did try to vent some of them. Growth on blow sand is nowhere like was Carl sees in New Hampshire. I do have better soils, but most of it is in ag rental or apple trees. Get some wood chips delivered. Let them sit a year. Then use them with other soil. Make some mounds at the very least. www.groworganicapples.com/organic-orcharding-articles/ramial-wood-chip-primer.php
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Post by Sandbur on Mar 30, 2020 8:23:03 GMT -6
I have fenced some of my volunteer bur oaks. For some reason, the tubes seemed to kill my burs on the lightest soils. I think they did not harden off before winter. These were the older non ventilated tubes, but I did try to vent some of them. Growth on blow sand is nowhere like was Carl sees in New Hampshire. I do have better soils, but most of it is in ag rental or apple trees. Get some wood chips delivered. Let them sit a year. Then use them with other soil. Make some mounds at the very least. www.groworganicapples.com/organic-orcharding-articles/ramial-wood-chip-primer.phpI have some that have been sitting for two years. About 1/2 red cedar and the rest scrub elm. I might add those to my swamp mounds for apple trees. I am not going to do much with that light blow sand. I got the old cow yard if I want to fight gophers and the heavy grass. This is adjacent to the blow sand.
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Post by nhmountains on Mar 30, 2020 8:52:59 GMT -6
I have some that have been sitting for two years. About 1/2 red cedar and the rest scrub elm. I might add those to my swamp mounds for apple trees. I am not going to do much with that light blow sand. I got the old cow yard if I want to fight gophers and the heavy grass. This is adjacent to the blow sand. Keep those gophers out there too Art.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Mar 30, 2020 8:55:49 GMT -6
Volunteer oaks can really grow in the right setting ... this is a little side hill in Iowa. The oaks are popping up in there everywhere...
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Post by honker on Mar 30, 2020 18:11:35 GMT -6
I see the same thing at my place, but unless they are buried in a hazelnut or something protects them they get turned into knee high shrubs.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Apr 28, 2020 12:50:51 GMT -6
I planted 20 more oak plugs this year. The University of Idaho bur oak plugs are fantastic, good size, nice trees for $2.50 each. I know Stu is a fan of their plugs, I am too. Check out their stuff. Next year I might try some Plum plugs.
They have a Oak hybrid (Bur Gambel) not great. Survives but very slow growth.
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Post by smsmith on Apr 28, 2020 13:59:55 GMT -6
I planted 20 more oak plugs this year. The University of Idaho bur oak plugs are fantastic, good size, nice trees for $2.50 each. I know Stu is a fan of their plugs, I am too. Check out their stuff. Next year I might try some Plum plugs. They have a Oak hybrid (Bur Gambel) not great. Survives but very slow growth. I planted some Bur x Gambel from Lawyer Nursery years ago on my folks' old place. They were really nice size when I got them with massive root systems. I have no idea what they look like now, if they're even still alive. I miss Lawyer Nursery, they offered some fantastic bareroot stock.
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