Acorns are dropping.

[ksgobbler]

North wind came up and I got these off those bur oaks. Best way to start them?

 

[Cap'n]

I prefer direct seeding in my garden, I refrigerate them until my garden quits producing. Then direct seed and cover with hardware cloth or expanded metal, then next spring once they are up @ 4" I transplant into 1 gal pots or grow bags and get them through the summer. I just started planting my new seedling from last years acorns yesterday. I have RM 18's but im too impatient to use those and not that good at watering every day. With Chestnuts and Red oak I refrigerate and wait until the produce a radicle (next spring) then pot them.

 

[Davewp]

not sure of the success rate i will have with the acorns, so went back and grabbed more. threw quarter down to add a little scale.

 

[OakSeeds]

Dwp ... nice work on acorn collection. Try to gather acorns that are dark or green with a "brownish tint (they are mature and probably 5-8 days away from turning brown). I am confident you have a hybrid white oak .... Regal Prince (probably around 10-12 years old). While it's columnar shape is not very tight, it is a great habitat tree which should throw a lot of acorns on a regular basis. Attached are photos of another RP I visited today (with more SWO shape than columnar ... although I know the trees history and it is a RP). The tree is about 12 yrs old and has exhibited great production for the last 3 yrs (I have harvested acorns from it). It throws lots of acorns ... many as big as some Bur Oaks; all with the general SWO gum-drop shape. Now, you need to find yourself a Kindrid Spirit parent tree ... the sister tree to the RP.

 

[Cap'n]

Great looking tree. As tight as they are it's surprising they don't get powdery mildew. The SWO must give it some resistance to it. That would be the ultimate screening tree. Assuming the leaves stay put for a while in winter.