Posted on 27/10/2020 13:49
In all my years I have never seen as many acorns as this year. Have planted 100 or so in a small nursery and hopefully ready as seedlings if not next spring the year after. Whilst the do gooders still fly to talking shops around the world we can do our little bit by planting a few acorns ourselves. Then we will have done collectively more than the talkers have.
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Posted on 15/11/2020 15:27
Thanks for your reply Rocky, on reading your comment on commitment I am not sure that if I was to manage to bonsai it I would be able to give it the commitment required, maybe I will just keep it "small" by restricting the size of pot it is growing in or maybe plant it somewhere suitable.
Posted on 15/11/2020 15:49
Before we get carried away with where to plant oak saplings, beware they will become big trees. Hardly likely to be apt for a suburban back garden. May I suggest , as I started the thread, you speak to say Scout Group, primary school etc when you have the saplings to discuss a site. I saw somewhere on a post here people bemoaning the lack of landscaping I think at the Southport site extension. Perhaps that would be suitable. Most acorns are now down so little time to gather.
Posted on 15/11/2020 15:49 by FishermanBefore we get carried away with where to plant oak saplings, beware they will become big trees. Hardly likely to be apt for a suburban back garden. May I suggest , as I started the thread, you speak to say Scout Group, primary school etc when you have the saplings to discuss a site. I saw somewhere on a post here people bemoaning the lack of landscaping I think at the Southport site extension. Perhaps that would be suitable. Most acorns are now down so little time to gather.
Posted on 14/11/2020 20:27 by ImpyDoes anyone have experience on how to Bonsai oak trees? We have a oak tree in a pot about 8-10 inches tall now, grown not by us but by curtesy of the squirrel or Jay that every year like to try and start a plantation of oak, chestnut & hazel nut trees in our garden. I have in my mind that you have to trim the roots as well as the branches. Thanks to reading Rocky's comment it reminded me about the little tree.
Posted on 16/11/2020 18:20
We've grown a few trees in pots, mainly seed grown from favourite trees. If you keep them in a pot they stay small, you can bonsai them by trimming the roots and wiring the branches using bonsai dishes to curb the growth. We just grow mini versions! 
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Posted on 16/11/2020 20:01
There was a magnificent holm oak which remained green throughout the winter close to our home. Probably an escapee from the nearby stately home or planted by someone finding an acorn. The wealth and landed gentry often brought plants from all around the world and several have naturalised themselves to the detriment of native species in some instances. As climates change some species of native trees will do less well while introduced, naturally or otherwise ones, may just thrive.
Posted on 17/11/2020 16:28 by ImpyThanks for the information Brue, I think it will probably be kept in a pot in the garden
Fisherman