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rmak
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# Posted: 6 Oct 2014 07:50pm - Edited by: rmak
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I buried about 70 pin oak acorns yesterday out by our cabin. We've been able to get about 30 oaks in various stages of maturity over the years, all from acorns of our very old momma oak by our farmhouse home.
Every time I do this I remember a short animated film I saw 40 some years ago. I hope to do the same thing in my small way.
It's about 1/2 hr. long, so make some tea, kick back and enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyUtLmB-NE0
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turkeyhunter
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# Posted: 6 Oct 2014 07:57pm - Edited by: turkeyhunter
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Johnny OAK seed you are
I was telling a buddy of mine TODAY...I planted about 50 persimmon trees this weekend the NATURAL way...I pick up persimmons from my yard at home.... take them to my cabin.....put this in a pile...the possums, foxes, deer and coyotes eat them...it breaks down the covering on the seeds inside the persimmon's...the critter that ate them poops out seeds...and they come up all over the farm...all natural ...all organic....and I plant trees sitting my the campfire with a hot toddy!!! LOL
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OwenChristensen
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# Posted: 7 Oct 2014 04:48am - Edited by: OwenChristensen
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Nice! When I was 13, I'm 65 now, my dad, I and friends, planted my grandfather's homestead into red pines and white spruce. We used a trailer planters behind two tractors to plant the first 200,000. The my cousin and I planted the last 20,000 by hand in tougher areas.
I own the place now and that's where my off grid cabin is. The trees are 70 to 80' tall and up to 16'' in diam. I have sold some for cabin building. It's quite a legacy.
Owen
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KinAlberta
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# Posted: 9 Mar 2020 07:11pm - Edited by: KinAlberta
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Interesting:
What if everyone in the world planted a tree? - BBC Ideas
https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/what-if-everyone-in-the-world-planted-a-tree/p084t tpq
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 9 Mar 2020 09:11pm
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I planted about 700 western white oak acorns, none came up, I didnt they they would, PH was off. I planted some Colorado blue spruce, did OK for a few years, then failed. I would like to get a bunch of douglar fir seedlings and plant them in the early fall. All I have is Ponderosa Pines, Douglas Fir and 1 Tamarack (Western Larch) Pines make up probably 90+% while the douglas first make up the rest. The Tamarack is the only one that sheds its needles (leaves) and considered a hardwood.
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creeky
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# Posted: 10 Mar 2020 01:27pm
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Some interesting research on letting old pine plantations go back to a more diverse ecology. Doesn't take much. Thin the trees. Wait.
I'm contemplating some plantings this spring. I've been letting parts of my forests regenerate naturally. Sure is easier. And I've gotten some really weird neat trees I haven't identified yet coming up. One flowers really nicely. Another looks to be a willow of some sort.
Great rebirth of a post. Nice to see time as part of the equation.
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 10 Mar 2020 04:41pm
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Creeky, those ponderosa pines regenerate at an alarming rate, like rabbits.  I had a professional company come in and commercially thin my entire 40+ acres, really opened it up. The pine grass turned all nice and lush green. More sunlight, exiting stand much healthier now, fire resistant and beetle resistant too. The machine just chewed it all up and spit the chunks onto forest floor.
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KinAlberta
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# Posted: 11 Mar 2020 09:19pm - Edited by: KinAlberta
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Quoting: toyota_mdt_tech I planted about 700 western white oak acorns, none came up, I didnt they they would, PH was off.
We’ve planted a few bur oaks at our cabin. They seem to do alright out there. Tough trees. By comparison we have an American Elm my father planted maybe 60 years ago and it’s only about 30’ tall and it’s trunk is only about 10†thick. (In the city here We’ve got thousands of them that age - all 2 to 3 times that size by now. Actually in our back yard in the city we also have a bur oak thats been growing about 2-3’ a year. )
Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa - Wikipedia “ Quercus macrocarpa is a large deciduoustree growing up to 98 ft (30 m), rarely 160 ft (50 m), in height,[4] and is one of the most massive oaks with a trunk diameter of up to 10 ft (3 m); reports of taller trees occur, but have not been verified. It is one of the slowest-growing oaks, with a growth rate of 1 ft (30 cm) per year when young. However, other sources state that a bur oak tree that is planted in the ground grows up to 3 ft (91 cm) per year.[5][6] A 20-year-old tree will be about 20 ft (6 m) tall if grown in full sun. Naturally occurring saplings in forests will typically be older. Bur oaks commonly get to be 200 to 300 years old, and may live up to 400 years.[7] The bark is a medium gray and somewhat rugged.[4]†https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_macrocarpa
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