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Any solution for live oaks sprouting up?
Recently moved into a new neighborhood in the Berkeley Hills. There
isn't another California coast live oak for at least half a block, so they must be transported by more than just gravity or wind. A neighbor walking by saw me pulling a few and commented that sometimes birds drop them. I think maybe squirrels might be redistributing them. I found one under my deck (growing between a concrete tile crack), which doesn't have any reasonable path for an acorn to travel unless it was moved there. I'm pretty sure they're sprouting from the acorns, as the few I've pulled usually have the shell of the acorn attached to the root. Not sure what to do other than pull them. I tried using 1% Roundup from a spray bottle, but they seem resistant. I wasn't sure if maybe the leaves had to be cut to improve absorption. Once I visited a local botanical garden, and chatted with some of the gardening crew. They commented that live oak acorns distribute everywhere, and lots of their time is spent pulling saplings from the garden. I sometimes hike on trails where the acorns are just everywhere. We've been having a certain problem in Berkeley with a few planted live oaks that are planned for removal on University of California property. |
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Any solution for live oaks sprouting up?
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, y_p_w wrote: Recently moved into a new neighborhood in the Berkeley Hills. There isn't another California coast live oak for at least half a block, so they must be transported by more than just gravity or wind. A neighbor walking by saw me pulling a few and commented that sometimes birds drop them. I think maybe squirrels might be redistributing them. I found one under my deck (growing between a concrete tile crack), which doesn't have any reasonable path for an acorn to travel unless it was moved there. I'm pretty sure they're sprouting from the acorns, as the few I've pulled usually have the shell of the acorn attached to the root. Not sure what to do other than pull them. I tried using 1% Roundup from a spray bottle, but they seem resistant. I wasn't sure if maybe the leaves had to be cut to improve absorption. Once I visited a local botanical garden, and chatted with some of the gardening crew. They commented that live oak acorns distribute everywhere, and lots of their time is spent pulling saplings from the garden. I sometimes hike on trails where the acorns are just everywhere. We've been having a certain problem in Berkeley with a few planted live oaks that are planned for removal on University of California property. Last year was a banner year for oaks in Sonoma county. The acorns were the size of walnuts and when they bounced off our roof they became dangerous. They would ricochet three or four times before they came to rest. They are coming up in my yard in a profusion that I haven't seen before, and I have been here 37 years. I have been pulling them up and they just keep on coming. Eventually I'll win, but they are really very insistent this year. -- Billy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0aEo...eature=related |
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Any solution for live oaks sprouting up?
On May 8, 10:30 pm, Billy wrote:
In article , wrote: Recently moved into a new neighborhood in the Berkeley Hills. There isn't another California coast live oak for at least half a block, so they must be transported by more than just gravity or wind. A neighbor walking by saw me pulling a few and commented that sometimes birds drop them. I think maybe squirrels might be redistributing them. I found one under my deck (growing between a concrete tile crack), which doesn't have any reasonable path for an acorn to travel unless it was moved there. I'm pretty sure they're sprouting from the acorns, as the few I've pulled usually have the shell of the acorn attached to the root. Not sure what to do other than pull them. I tried using 1% Roundup from a spray bottle, but they seem resistant. I wasn't sure if maybe the leaves had to be cut to improve absorption. Once I visited a local botanical garden, and chatted with some of the gardening crew. They commented that live oak acorns distribute everywhere, and lots of their time is spent pulling saplings from the garden. I sometimes hike on trails where the acorns are just everywhere. We've been having a certain problem in Berkeley with a few planted live oaks that are planned for removal on University of California property. Last year was a banner year for oaks in Sonoma county. The acorns were the size of walnuts and when they bounced off our roof they became dangerous. They would ricochet three or four times before they came to rest. They are coming up in my yard in a profusion that I haven't seen before, and I have been here 37 years. I have been pulling them up and they just keep on coming. Eventually I'll win, but they are really very insistent this year. http://www.sacbee.com/378/story/830070.html |
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Any solution for live oaks sprouting up?
On Fri, 9 May 2008 09:36:30 -0700 (PDT), y_p_w
wrote: On May 8, 10:30 pm, Billy wrote: In article , wrote: Recently moved into a new neighborhood in the Berkeley Hills. There isn't another California coast live oak for at least half a block, so they must be transported by more than just gravity or wind. A neighbor walking by saw me pulling a few and commented that sometimes birds drop them. I think maybe squirrels might be redistributing them. I found one under my deck (growing between a concrete tile crack), which doesn't have any reasonable path for an acorn to travel unless it was moved there. I'm pretty sure they're sprouting from the acorns, as the few I've pulled usually have the shell of the acorn attached to the root. Not sure what to do other than pull them. I tried using 1% Roundup from a spray bottle, but they seem resistant. I wasn't sure if maybe the leaves had to be cut to improve absorption. Once I visited a local botanical garden, and chatted with some of the gardening crew. They commented that live oak acorns distribute everywhere, and lots of their time is spent pulling saplings from the garden. I sometimes hike on trails where the acorns are just everywhere. We've been having a certain problem in Berkeley with a few planted live oaks that are planned for removal on University of California property. Last year was a banner year for oaks in Sonoma county. The acorns were the size of walnuts and when they bounced off our roof they became dangerous. They would ricochet three or four times before they came to rest. They are coming up in my yard in a profusion that I haven't seen before, and I have been here 37 years. I have been pulling them up and they just keep on coming. Eventually I'll win, but they are really very insistent this year. http://www.sacbee.com/378/story/830070.html I found a pair of pliers very helpful with yanking up saplings. I think you're right about the squirrels. |
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Any solution for live oaks sprouting up?
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Phisherman wrote: On Fri, 9 May 2008 09:36:30 -0700 (PDT), y_p_w wrote: On May 8, 10:30 pm, Billy wrote: In article , wrote: Recently moved into a new neighborhood in the Berkeley Hills. There isn't another California coast live oak for at least half a block, so they must be transported by more than just gravity or wind. A neighbor walking by saw me pulling a few and commented that sometimes birds drop them. I think maybe squirrels might be redistributing them. I found one under my deck (growing between a concrete tile crack), which doesn't have any reasonable path for an acorn to travel unless it was moved there. I'm pretty sure they're sprouting from the acorns, as the few I've pulled usually have the shell of the acorn attached to the root. Not sure what to do other than pull them. I tried using 1% Roundup from a spray bottle, but they seem resistant. I wasn't sure if maybe the leaves had to be cut to improve absorption. Once I visited a local botanical garden, and chatted with some of the gardening crew. They commented that live oak acorns distribute everywhere, and lots of their time is spent pulling saplings from the garden. I sometimes hike on trails where the acorns are just everywhere. We've been having a certain problem in Berkeley with a few planted live oaks that are planned for removal on University of California property. Last year was a banner year for oaks in Sonoma county. The acorns were the size of walnuts and when they bounced off our roof they became dangerous. They would ricochet three or four times before they came to rest. They are coming up in my yard in a profusion that I haven't seen before, and I have been here 37 years. I have been pulling them up and they just keep on coming. Eventually I'll win, but they are really very insistent this year. http://www.sacbee.com/378/story/830070.html I found a pair of pliers very helpful with yanking up saplings. I think you're right about the squirrels. I've got a wooden set of pliers with metal grasping support. It is about 3 feet tall light and pulls stuff without bending over. I looked about but it seems to be no longer available. This was from Smith & Hawkins 25 years ago. Perhaps a call for potential out of stock items. Bill -- Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA |
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