OAKtober - Collecting, Processing and Growing Oaks from Acorns with Ray Major

Ray Major, from the very popular Trees from Seed Facebook page, shares with us information on gathering, storing, processing and growing oaks from acorns. He also answers questions on other tree propagation related topics.

[@lisalikesplants]

Thank you so much for this presentation! I'm such a big fan of Ray Major, he is truly committed and these are the questions I had about collecting acorns this season.
Planting large trees is costly, but seedlings don't tend to survive public spaces without serious protection in our parks, so larger trees are necessary to avoid attrition through unfortunate vandalism and the mower. I would like to see if protection of seedlings can get us more canopy for less cost. 😊 It seems easier to protect from deer and squirrels than to protect from humans.
There's so many acorns this year, I've gotta go get them right now. Thanks again, I'll be sure to share.

[@Maczust63]

I was forecasting for my red hickory (pignut) and also some oaks. I didnt really keep a good eye on the white oak near by but I came by early September and saw some acorns under this nice white oak so I went to have a look and do some cuts and sure enoff they were perfect first 2 I cut. I then picked up a 3rd and it had a radical already coming out. As I was looking at that I was being hit will multiple acorns. I've never been more on time and happy in my life other than my first born. Going to remeber that for a life time. Also hoping they do well this winter and im going to give them away and plant them out for my town.

[@Pawpawtrees]

We also have to think about what the land looked like before it was changed by us. For example most of north america was prairie land.