I am in need of some Sawtooth acorns for direct planting purposes. Does anyone know of a reputable source?
Thank you!
Anthony
Just one thing to keep in mind. I planted sawtooth many years ago. I quit planting them for attraction because they all dropped in September and were gone well before our archery season. In the last few years, I found out that there are different strains of sawtooth. Some hold their acorns well into October and even November. I know there was a guy on the old forum that collected and sold sawtooth acorns from his late dropping trees. I'm drawing a blank on his username. Maybe he will see this and speak up.
The point is, regardless of your source, make sure the parent trees drop acorns about the time you want if it matters in your application.
Thanks,
jack
Thunter has some good ones he shares with others.
Why not chestnuts?
That is Tommy
The LLC there Thunter here
I have some mature sawtooths in a park a couple miles from my house I am watching to see their drop time. Started one from nut last year, so hopefully it does well.
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I don't want to be a party pooper but I have read mixed reviews of sawtooths that far North. I don't know if they would be worth your time
Shoot, if I get a chance to collect them I'd send them to you for the shipping cost.
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What would you recommend instead as an alternative? Any other early producing oak species you'd recommend?
I started some Dwarf Chinkapin Oaks from nuts this year. Germination was a bit tricky, but they produce early in life. They can be a bit more bushy than tree like. There are some more details and pics of my efforts so far here: http://www.habitat-talk.com/index.php?threads/dcos-and-hazelnuts.5600/
If you decide to go this route, you may be interested in this "how to" thread I copied over from the other forum: http://www.habitat-talk.com/index.p...s-from-seed-transferred-from-old-forums.5721/ I didn't completely follow this method, but there is a lot of good information in it.
Thanks,
Jack
Thanks Jack, I had very limited success in getting DCOs to germinate in previous attempts and I'm also not sure that my soil is well suited for them (I think they like well drained soil). Thank you for the suggestion!
Anthony