Growing Air Pruned Oak Trees - Part 1
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- Опубліковано 18 гру 2024
- Growing Air Pruned Oak Trees - Part 1
Join me and take a look at how my air pruned young oak seedlings are doing on an inside windowsill.
Video Link mentioned - • Mighty Oaks From Littl...
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Paul :)
Great project love it
Thank you Gareth. Over a dozen of these oaks have now been planted in and around Trailcam Wood 👍😊
This is an exciting project Paul. I can feel the vibe and really get the endeavor. Good on you for using the coffee cups. That V shape makes a difference for sure. I'll watch that other video. Thanks for sharing. Here's to some grand oaks. Mark
Thank you Mark. Those coffee cups are aiding the process of growing the future, hopefully. The air pruning of the roots really does a great job of stimulating fibrous root growth in the cups. A pleasure as always to share and thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. Much appreciated. 👍😊
Truly awesome Paul and takes me back to being in junior school when we did a similar project one year. Back then, as children we were encouraged to grow trees in our gardens, now of course the kids are taught a load of nonsense. Such a shame as kids love to do stuff like this. Great stuff mate.
Many thanks Jim as always for your kind comment. I have always had a love of trees and remember growing them as a kid. The human race has really lost its way, being taken down a path that goes against everything that is in our best interests yet the majority are ignorantly going along with it. It is wonderful to see the Oaks that I started growing in 2005 in the same way that were planted in and around Trailcam Wood some 15 years or so ago now reaching 20ft. In fact some of these youngsters in this video are the offspring of those I previously planted 😊. We should plant a UA-cam forest, each and every one of planting a tree. What a difference that would make 👍😊
Good system that Paul, and a very worthy thing to do. I was a groundsman once of a 23 acre site and had the honour of planting scores of oak's, beech's, alder's and many other species. Envy you that view mate, looks remote, perfect !
I imagine Andy that many of those trees that you planted have grown on to provide so much amenity, environmental and wildlife value. A wonderful legacy. Yes, it is a grand view and one that I appreciate very much. Just got to get the Oaks off the window sill and outside when the weather warms up 👍😊
Awesome stuff mate, wish I had a view like that from my window, hope your well mate ATB 🌳🌳🌳
Thank you Gaz. Yes, we are fortunate to have this view and I really would like to be able to afford to purchase the field you can see to make sure that it can't be built on 👍😊
That's interesting, certainly beats getting root bound plants
Thank you Lezley. It is working well. Just got to get them off the window sill and outside when the weather allows 👍😊
How long can they remain in these containers with no effect on the tap root?
The tap root effectively dies off once it grows through the bottom of the pot coming in to contact with oxygen encouraging more fiberous lateral root growth. Over the past 20 years I've grown dozens of oaks in this way, planted them on and many are now up to 30+ feet tall and doing very well in the ground standing up to gale force winds at times. Sorry for my delay in responding. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. 👍😊
How did you get the acorn to sprout?
I placed then in a container Mark in a frost free shed, covered then with soil then potted them on as soon as they sprouted and grew them on indoors 👍😊
@@PaulOutdoors I have no luck with seeds. I have been trying to grow a Yaupon Holly from seeds for years - no luck... yet.
@@NikonRules303 Keep at it Mark. Sprouting acorns and growing the seedlings on is something that I have never had a problem with but others I have found to be much more challenging. Usually some time in the fridge or freezer before putting them out in the spring sparks some of the more challenging species in to life 😊
@@PaulOutdoors I have tried that and even let these stay out in a pot all winter... nothing. Someone suggested I cut the edge of the seeds with a fingernail file. Ever heard of that?
@@NikonRules303 Yes I have heard of that... a form of stratification. Maybe try scraping the seed shell with a grater or sandpaper to break it down a bit?