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Growing oak from acorn.
Hello all
Im new to the forum and looking for advice.
I have potted an acorn from an oak. I kept the soil moist and placed it in a plastic bag.
It has germinated with four leaves which are each smaller than a baked bean.
Is this considered established? Should I leave it out of bag? When it rains, the puddle on the bag is beginning to push down on it.
Kind regards,
Patrick
Im new to the forum and looking for advice.
I have potted an acorn from an oak. I kept the soil moist and placed it in a plastic bag.
It has germinated with four leaves which are each smaller than a baked bean.
Is this considered established? Should I leave it out of bag? When it rains, the puddle on the bag is beginning to push down on it.
Kind regards,
Patrick
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If it were mine I would pot up the acorn for the first year just so it can acquire a little more stature and meanwhile you can decide on where you would like an oak tree to grow, remembering their ultimate size
I tend to just follow them to the letter. Its the baker in me.
I will leave the bag off and leave it in the pot for another year.
I like to hear of the successes. Keep trying them. Take walks where acorns are dropping, and plant a few more.
If the plastic bag method has worked for you, repeat it. The world needs more tree-planters like you. The generations to come will thank you for your efforts.
As @pansyface and @fidgetbones have said - there's no acorns with plastic bags over them when they drop. You may not always get as many germinating when you actively plant them, but they'll be better, hardier specimens if they do.
It's why trees etc produce so much fruit. A lot of it lands in an unsuitable site, or gets eaten or rots, but the ones that 'take' will be good.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...