On 5/5/2008 4:40 PM, Jacqueline Davidson wrote:
My sister has sent what she calls burr oak acorns. I want to plant them.
Should acorns have the cute little caps removed before planting? Should
they be scored? soaked? What?
Thanks, Jackie, zone 7



I've sprouted acorns of white oaks. One of the "sprouts" is now a tree
much taller than my two-story house, about 20 inches in diameter at
chest height (the height at which tree girth if often measured), with a
branch spread of 45 feet or more. It's 31 years old.

Acorns from that tree are now trees planted in a nearby park. See my
http://www.rossde.com/garden/garden_oak_acorn.html.

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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/