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Acorns
Oak trees are starting to drop acorns. Picked many up along the fenceline,
don't want any trees here. Most are green, normal sized. A few are dark brown, and still fewer are very small and dark brown. Rear of the backyard, on the other side of the fence, is an area workman and delivery people used for their vehicles during the building of the house. I would like a few tree back there. Is it possible to grow a few oak trees from the acorns? If so, which acorns, green or brown colored? Should I wait until early spring, then plant them? Should I plant directly, or plant in a container then transplant? Variety of oak is live oak. They shed leaves for one week in early spring and quickly replace them, but have leaves the remainder of the year. Texas hill country area. I could probably transplant some saplings from the road frontage on my property, if growing from seed is too difficult. These are Texas Red Oak variety. Long term plan is to provide shade in area, put a sight buffer between the backyard and the street, and increase the potential of the Palmetto variety St. Augustine grass's growth by decreasing water evaporation. (shading). Right now, except for the most hardy natural growth, is barren. Winning the fight against the prolific juniper trees here. Now the oaks can have some water. No, they're not cedar trees, although I do have some cedar on the property. http://southwestfarmpress.com/news/0...ions-rainfall/ http://agnews.tamu.edu/dailynews/sto...C/Oct2004a.htm For awhile, cutting of junipers was banned here due to this bird. But they're still around. http://aviary.owls.com/golden_cheeke...k_warbler.html |
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