Time to Plant!

[Basinboy]

Monday I struck out into the swamp to plant the oak trees I have been nurturing for a year. Let me tell y'all that chit is work!!!!! lol
I planted 40 trees. Sawtooth, Swamp Chestnut, Water oak and Nutall.
I put tree tubes on half of them to see how well that works.
All on public land near my camp.
Staring a new crop of acorns to plant next year.
 
 
 
 
 
 

[DanielB89]

Corey,

I love your passion for nature,  man.  Good to see you doing your part(and most of the wildlife agencies parts as well, haha).  Oak Trees are a necessity especially with all the trees being forested and replanted with pines.  

Now i'm ready to get whipped on a 3D course.!

[23feetupandhappy]

Nice work  

[macbow]

I've,got some acorns saved that a friend gave me.
How long did it take to get that,size?.

[KyStickbow]

   

[Orion]

Appreciate the sentiment, but is it legal to plant on public land? Are you planting native species indigenous to the area, or could they be considered invasives?

Technically in many states it is, but i like what he is planting.   As long as it is native to the area and beneficial, some public areas can use a little fresh stock.   We do need to be aware of the invasive species threats when moving plants and wildlife around.   The jumping carp for example, they have made it to Iowa and it is no longer safe to run up one of our rivers under power.  Russian olives out west is another.

[Fletcher]

Sawtooth oaks are an invasive.  Short term benefit, long term disaster.

[Valkyrie]

I think most species of oak take 20-30 years before they provide mast.?

I did read that a seedling oak will stay small under canopy for years until it gets the proper light then it will start gaining size.

[Basinboy]

Originally posted by Orion:
Appreciate the sentiment, but is it legal to plant on public land? Are you planting native species indigenous to the area, or could they be considered invasives?

I have permission from the head biologist!
Thank you for your concerns......

[23feetupandhappy]

Originally posted by Basinboy:
 

Originally posted by Orion:
Appreciate the sentiment, but is it legal to plant on public land? Are you planting native species indigenous to the area, or could they be considered invasives?

I have permission from the head biologist!
Thank you for your concerns...... [/b]

Well Done  

[RJonesRCRV]

Who has some pawpaw seeds?  Ive been looking for one, but just cant find any.

[Sam McMichael]

I know the sawtooth is considered invasive, because it is not native. What is the downside of it, though?

I have set out some small oaks on my property, and I agree that it is a lot of work. I hope that whoever owns the place after I'm gone appreciates it.

[Friend]

Elevated fulfillment in pouring yourself into a worthy endeavor and seeing promising results.

[twitchstick]

   

[Stumpkiller]

Time to shovel.  We just go 31" of snow in 24 hours.  Ugh.

[Thierry WALICKI]

Bravo ...!

[Basinboy]

Originally posted by Sam McMichael:
I know the sawtooth is considered invasive, because it is not native. What is the downside of it, though?

I have set out some small oaks on my property, and I agree that it is a lot of work. I hope that whoever owns the place after I'm gone appreciates it.

Sam I copied this from the qdma:

The acorns fall early (mid-September) and they fall fast. Hunting opportunity around sawtooth oaks includes a few early days of archery season, and the nutritional output is very “vertical” – tall in quantity, narrow in time. Our sawtooths also appear to conform to a pattern displayed by many plants and animals: faster growth equals shorter lifespan. Our oldest sawtooths maxed out at a height of about 40 feet at 20 years of age, and now, approaching 30 years, a few are already showing signs of dying back. - See more at:  https://www.qdma.com/4-qdm-lessons-learned-sawtooth-oaks/#sthash.B17o9lMi.dpuf

That being said, I don't put all my faith in one tree type. I plant varieties to give the wildlife acorns for a longer period.
I gathered a bunch of persimmon seeds from the trees in my area and I will be starting them soon. I also am swapping seeds that I have with friends that have oak acorns that I don't have available to me in my area.
Keep up the hard work!    

[Frenchymanny]

Great job!

           

F-Manny

[Fletcher]

Originally posted by Sam McMichael:
I know the sawtooth is considered invasive, because it is not native. What is the downside of it, though?

I have set out some small oaks on my property, and I agree that it is a lot of work. I hope that whoever owns the place after I'm gone appreciates it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_acutissima

 http://www.invasiveplantatlas.org/subject.html?sub=10086

 https://www.nps.gov/cue/epmt/products/Quercus%20acutissima%202012%20NCREPMT.pdf

Plenty more references thru Google.  Not as bad as many other invasives, but still not a native tree and it does crowd out native species.  Almost all introduced non-native species end up being a problem and are never worth the risk.