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Post by Sandbur on Apr 19, 2022 13:08:06 GMT -6
I’ve got 20 Red Oak going in the ground in Iowa.. at least 20 more in Minnesota. I’ve been tube or cage on them with about the same survival. Maybe 50% not great, but the survivors will be a nice addition long term! . I have read things about sweating oaks before planting for better survival. I don’t fully understand it but maybe Stu can explain it. My bare root oak survival from the SWCD was terrible. I used tubes. I think 2/50 survived. I should have planted them in better soil but that soil is for apple trees!
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Post by benmnwi on Apr 19, 2022 13:55:52 GMT -6
I planted a bunch of bur oak seedlings here about 8 years ago and they aren't much larger today than when I planted them. They get browsed every winter. I haven't had much luck with tree tubes since the mice like to live in there and eat the trees.
Lately I've also been taking some cut buckthorn trees and placing them around the young seedlings. That seems to dramatically decrease the browsing and rubbing problems. Wire cages would be better, but a dead buckthorn seems to keep deer away pretty well.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Apr 19, 2022 18:46:56 GMT -6
Have you ever tried grabbing a bunch of acorns in the fall and burying them in an inch of dirt in areas that get full sun? I've had good luck doing that with bur oaks while I'm at my WI place hunting in the fall. In my area of SE MN black oaks are the more common member of the red oak family here. We always just called them red oaks, but the logger who cut my place told me they were actually black oaks. The real red oaks are found in more of the big woods sections and the black oaks seem to be found in more of the oak savannah areas mixed in with bur oaks and walnuts. It seems that the red oaks have larger acorns, but the black oaks could add a little variety. I have had some luck with Bur oak acorns. I’d guess 1-20 survive ? I always pop in 75-100 a year …and that results In a few survivors! It’s free why not ?
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