Growing Oaks From Local Ecotype Acorns

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Жыл бұрын

Still adjusting to these longer format videos! Hope this helps some of y’all out! I’ll be showing the rest of the process come spring!

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@narwalionn6368 Жыл бұрын

I learnt several things here: I’m going to forever call oak nuts “acurns” That acurns float in water if they still have a squirrel snack in them And that I need to find a place in my life as sacred to me as that shelter.

@crabmansteve6844 Жыл бұрын

In the US at least they're called "acorns" instead of oak nuts. "Acurn" is just how we in the deep south manage to pronounce it.

@mahnamahna3252 Жыл бұрын

This is the first time I've heard them called oak nuts or acurns 🙃

@SonicBoone56 Жыл бұрын

@@crabmansteve6844 I pronounce it ayyCORN

@whitshane3511 Жыл бұрын

"Acurn" hurts my ears, then my brain. Great video and great channel though.

@jammyjam770 9 ай бұрын

Ackerns

@Robert-xp4ii Жыл бұрын

Smart guy and I feel for him. I was going to buy some trees to plant but, since I didn't have the knowledge from this guy, they wouldn't have been native trees. Listen to this man.

@zargulwazir41 2 ай бұрын

@mikeschwartz1764 Жыл бұрын

Your dad raised a pretty great son. Love your content, and love what you're doing to teach about the natural state of our ecosystems.

@billssmithy7352 Жыл бұрын

A-KERNS. Haven't heard that in a while. Thanks.

@breakfastburrito2875 Жыл бұрын

Your father raised a great man I’m sure he is very proud of you I wanna do what you do

@corygroothousen5955 8 ай бұрын

I hope mine would think the same

@austinjk24 Жыл бұрын

Provenance is key, most landowners don’t think about that. They just buy some random tree. I want the same genetics that have been on that property for thousands of years. Those genetics are suited to that climate, and region. We grows thousands of endemic oaks and other native trees. Mostly for the post oak savannah in central TX. This is basically the method we use.

@arzhvr9259 Жыл бұрын

There was no property thousands of years ago

@arzhvr9259 Жыл бұрын

You have no right to own land

@austinjk24 Жыл бұрын

@@arzhvr9259 oh okay... well thanks for your input ! It’s greatly appreciated!

@corbyn3819 Жыл бұрын

@@arzhvr9259 I don’t think you really have the knowledge to say that with certainty.

@yo.mama100 Жыл бұрын

The way this man says acorn👍 immediately subscribed

@MikeSwimm Жыл бұрын

Hey Kyle, I found you on Instagram and am SO happy to see the longer-form videos on YT. I just wanted to say how much I appreciate your work and content and also for sharing more about yourself. Your work is truly inspirational.

@NativeHabitatProject Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the feedback and support!

@SlightlyCivil Жыл бұрын

Acern

@johncollins719 Жыл бұрын

You say "acern" I say "peCAN" : )

@ericschmuecker348 Жыл бұрын

There it is!

@birdieloo6168 Ай бұрын

😆😆

@JonSteitzer 11 ай бұрын

Very special to share the place that has meant so much to you. Sorry for the loss of your dad.

@phild8095 Жыл бұрын

I stumbled across one of your shorts, found that I admired your enthusiasm, intelligence, education, projects and work. I'm 65 and starting to do things like this for the first time. I've got half an acre. And some is devoted to gardening, storage and living space. It's in a hundred year old small town neighborhood in Iowa. So I've got about 10,000 square feet of sun and shade I can easily devote to this project. And thinking that if I do it right, some of it can be harvested for food or supplements. Something that can't be done with tall fescue.

@ligmapolzky1143 Жыл бұрын

A-kerns, keep teaching I love this channel 😂

@eriesniper Жыл бұрын

I pick up acorns while hiking/hunting/bird watching and plant them around my property every year. Free Oaks, got about 20 growing now of 4 different species.

@OviHentea Жыл бұрын

I loved reading more about your background, thank you for sharing 🙇 Also, thank you for what you do - not just informing the public, but actually taking action while demonstrating how easy it is to do-it-yourself rather than wait for the powers that be.

@polohlzhenja Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love the work you’re doing, Kyle! I’ve been in college for a few years and definitely plan on bringing up some of your points in my environment ethics thesis next semester. I certainly look forward to the continued success of your channel. Cheers!

@birdieloo6168 Ай бұрын

God bless you and your family. Though I’ve never met you, I have a strong feeling you have a good and caring heart. Things that matter to you are the things that are important. Thanks for sharing some of these things with us and thank you too for sharing your knowledge.

@TheNewYear75 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your work! Feeling very inspired -- gathered some acorns from a valley oak tree here in Northern CA!

@heatherreich2687 Жыл бұрын

Love how you say acorn. 😊 good luck beating the squirrels 🐿

@fp1912 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos. Truly inspiring. I often link your short about native grasslands to comments on mowing videos. Hope people start reconsidering turf

@robw1571 Жыл бұрын

I'm experimenting with taking a little bit of soil from around the parent tree and adding it to my germination mix. I'm not sure if it does anything yet but after reading how trees are interconnected by fungi in the soil and how naturally sprouted trees do better than man sprouted ones I thought I'd try it and see what happens.

@anniebodyhome1000 Жыл бұрын

What an interesting thought. I feel like it has an excellent chance of being successful. Also as we learn more about the earth and the interconnectiveness of everything, years from now you may be proven right. 🤓

@Stykbow Жыл бұрын

Finally someone who loves oak trees as much as me. I should have somehow got into trees as a career.

@ucantSQ 8 күн бұрын

I love the passion. And the technique. 👍

@jmill6069 Жыл бұрын

Love the channel! I’m from Indiana and interested in starting to preserve and protect our native plants.

@jameslibby5215 4 ай бұрын

I've never liked bradford pears. When I learned they're not native. I started to become so disappointed in so many of the larger towns in Arkansas. Conway and Little Rock are full of them. I love what you do. Native plants and ecosystems is 50% what I talk about anymore. My wife is a wildlife biologist and shes all in on restoring native ecosystems too. We both bought the bradford pear shirts. Keep it up man.

@ScottFairley-sv4yg Жыл бұрын

Brilliant video. I've been collecting acurns in my woodland in North Wales, UK this year, and have just learned all of the lessons you've set out here. Roadside and trackside is where I collected my most robust seeds. They seem to really thrive in leaf mould- probably maintains local humidity around them. Keep it up!

@briendraper4818 Жыл бұрын

Eagle Scout! Awesome! I made Eagle as well!

@jaweezyyyyyy Жыл бұрын

My favorite way of germinating acorns and any seed is folded up in a wet napkin and air tight sealed in a ziplock bag. I currently have three 2 year old white oaks that I germinated that are doing great!

@adventurelife_ Жыл бұрын

Always feel like a squirrel when planting trees by seed

@NYandAZ Жыл бұрын

Kyle, I love the generous and historical value that you hold near and dear to your heart. Thank you for caring for the continued future of our original content of our beautiful forests. Please keep going. This is and inspiring to learn and watch you plant new trees.

@SonicBoone56 Жыл бұрын

This really inspires me to go collect plant seeds off the side of roads. Such a beautiful story. Really can't wait to see more guides from y'all on how to collect seeds, plant them, and maintain native plants that are already established. Hope to share it with more people.

@insularis 7 ай бұрын

ACURNS! Love the content! Keep up the great work!

@Hayley-sl9lm 10 ай бұрын

Sorry for your loss. My Dad died suddenly from a heart attack as well 😢. I'm sure he'd be so proud of you!

@julioalvarez9650 10 ай бұрын

Gah dang. This video had it all. It was heartfelt, informative, interesting, and well made! They're planting maples in my subdivision, even though I requested blackjack oaks because they're native to the region and hardy against drought. I came to your channel because I'm going to grow my own from the local trees. Thanks for the info!

@bface85 4 ай бұрын

I love how you're collecting from different places. It adds story to the oak tree as it grows.

@OZheathen Жыл бұрын

I have planted 5000 native, endemic plants on my farm The seed is collected from the island I live on grown in a nursery on the island and then planted by the locals and me on my farm. Out of the 5000 probably 4000 have survived the first 3 years ( we have had a drought then a flood lol ) But that’s not to bad of a survival rate, and that’s all down to local genetics adapted for our climate and conditions Love what you do mate Thanks from Australia

@Welcometothewild 10 ай бұрын

❤❤❤ much love such a wholesome story Kyle sorry for your loss, I know you know he’s proud of the amazing work you are doing, you are the best.

@alibobo2009 Жыл бұрын

Happy Anniversary!❤

@NativeHabitatProject Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!

@tootalllaw6774 Жыл бұрын

@@NativeHabitatProject CREPE MYRTLE HELP NEEDED!!! Dude I cut 3 Natchez white Crepe Myrtles that were landscaped on the corners of my grandmothers house in the late 80s. They had gotten overly big so I cut them about 5 years ago. And ever since the runners keep sprouting new growth all over the place. I’ve done everything from killing the stumps to sawzalling the base roots to herbicide but nothing seems to kill it. It’s become me and my grandmother’s arch nemesis. As a result of herbiciding all the new shoots that come up we have killed azaleas and lillies. But still up to 25-30ft away a runner will shoot up and I have to dig out the new root ball that forms. ANY SUGGESTION WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED!

@heatherelizabeth7830 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all of the awesome info I admire your intelligence and Appreciate you sharing with everyone 👍👍

@lemon_scented9688 3 ай бұрын

Love your channel. I’ve been growing different species of oaks for close to ten years now. Where I’m from in Georgia we have a lot of White oaks, southern red oaks, post oak and water oak all on my family’s property. Sadly alot has been taken over by privets, but thanks to your greats videos I’m now managing it a lot better. Still a work in progress though. Keep up the good content👍🏻

@natscorm3009 Жыл бұрын

Love your channel!Your awesome,Best wishes to you!!

@cherylross2718 Жыл бұрын

You are a lovely human, I feel blessed too find you. ❤️

@bengland6969 Жыл бұрын

From Mid TN just saw some of your videos, I like what I see thanks

@baddriversofcolga Жыл бұрын

Loving these longer videos!

@randomconsumer4494 Жыл бұрын

Those grubs are AAA+ fishing bait! You have a damn good thing going here. I have been planting natives for years, nice to find out you're not alone.

@SciencePolitically Жыл бұрын

I was thinking of checking but fish bait might work. I think they might be too small, l don't fish so I'm probably wrong.

@braedonshelton2305 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks for showing people how easy it is to grow native oak trees. You look around at all these generic neighborhoods, area that have been developed, and they all are typically missing native oak trees. The awesome specialist trees like black Jack, post oaks, swamp chestnuts, etc. we need to add these beauties back into our ecosystems.

@WillyB2122 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos Kyle. Ran across you recently on here and have been watching and learning more. I have 100 white oak acorns I gathered up on my personal property a few months back. Had them in the fridge in a ziplock bag with dirt from the land. They have all sprouted in the bag. Getting ready to plant them now. Keep up the good work man and thank you for sharing your knowledge!

@BooBuKittyPhuk 11 ай бұрын

I made a drinking game... everytime he said "acurn" I took a drink... woke up in the hospital with alcohol poisoning 😋 jk lol i would've died 🤣... never heard acorns called "akerns" or "acurns" before, but now I'm using it 😜 Anyways, as always a lot of great info and tons of passion, loved it 🥰

@johncollins719 Жыл бұрын

I did this a few years back with pecans from my BIL's farm, worked great. Did pretty much the same as you, but I kept them in the cool basement over winter.

@blindseeing Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! I'm working on basically re hauling my whole house and how I live my life to be much more eco-friendly right now. Going to definitely look into germinating some

@AFloridaSon Жыл бұрын

Squirrels a plant scrub oaks all over my yard. But the squirrels have plenty of food, so I don't mind them being here.

@Grizzlife Жыл бұрын

I purchased a small mill and have been selecting some mature post oaks and they have the best look of any of the wood I’ve cut. I love your attitude on habitat. I have very similar thoughts with acorns and have stratified many ziplock bags of acorns in the fridge.

@dsyy90210 Жыл бұрын

beautiful video, dude. thank you for this

@wendyall1 Жыл бұрын

Great advice!

@EarlybirdFarmSC 9 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear about your dad. I have an attachment to places like that as well. My dad loved a Fringe tree (Daddy Grey Beard). Although I have them growing wild around the house, I want to grow one and plant one in my yard in his memory.

@Not_Even_Wrong 11 ай бұрын

You have inspired me so much. I am going to do this too, we have amazing fields of wild flowers under a power line close to where I live,it is in the middle of nowhere, so those will have lived there for thousands of years probably. How else in life can you say your participated in a tradition of thousands of years? Amazing. Thanks so much for the idea.

@johannawilson3807 Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed watching this. My husband and I took a trip to Shenandoah National Park last fall and I brought White Oak acorns home. Didn’t know what to do with them, but wanted to try to germinate them. Put them in a bucket of potting soil and left them outside (in Hillsborough, NC) all winter. I have 4 White Oaks this spring! They’re already a foot tall. I’m so excited that we may have Shenandoah Oaks in our yard.

@rogerhook8002 11 ай бұрын

I've been using my local acorns for several years and struggled to keep them away from rodents. Thanks for the metal bucket tip. I'll use it soon.

@lillyjohnson3595 6 ай бұрын

Love the Video and since I did the work to get the types down you spoke of. I thought I would share the list for anyone else wanting to grow Acorn Varieties said in the Video : Overcup Oak Acorn, Shag bark hickory nuts, Post Oak Acorns, Chinkapin ( Chinquapin) Acorns, Black Jack Oak, Durand Acorns, Swamp Chestnut Acorns.

@bombshot2000 Жыл бұрын

Love ya videos but oh boy, the way you say acorn has me Rollin. Aye-kern is how you say it . I think I just found another amazing KZfaqr. Can't wait to keep watching and learning all about planting gardens and yards so that you arnt using non natives that could spread and become a problem... Like grass, I hate grass yards. I prefer wandering thyme

@theawecat27 Жыл бұрын

wow you have so many oaks in your area, where i live, we only have one native oak and it's very rare now. i'll think about trying to plant one if i ever had extra yard space

@lewisfensome8133 8 ай бұрын

Love how you say acorns 😊acurns

@marcnelson2645 Жыл бұрын

Dang Dude. Awesome channel.

@GoodTimesHomestead Жыл бұрын

I was just doing this with the kids! Walking around and finding the germinating acorns and hickories on our property! Time to hit the roadsides.

@Murdant 9 ай бұрын

You and Dudley Phelps with your "akerns" 😄

@bryanbomer8268 Жыл бұрын

I love these videos. All outdoorsman should really take on the messaging here.

@joeysausage3437 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your efforts. Wondering if you could show the whole process.

@janeomalley3129 10 ай бұрын

In central Wisconsin, you have to be careful to pick Burr or Pin oak acorns, not white or red, unless you know the tree you are gathering from is resistant to oak wilt. We’ve lost fully half of our white oaks and maybe a quarter of the red to the wilt, It’s horrific, and when you have acres and not just a city plot, there’s not much you can do to slow the spread.

@pablitopnl 6 ай бұрын

Hey, mate. Look up Trees that Please, and soil secrets. Two sister companies in the SW honing in on oak cultivation and soil inoculation. I used to work for a soil scientist in New Mexico, and he also was a oak connoisseurs. You will love it

@randimcmillan3148 Жыл бұрын

Kyle love this video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Did you know there’s music videos in this playlist?

@gabumonboys Жыл бұрын

Libraries seem to always have oak trees.

@cherylross2718 Жыл бұрын

Now I know where I went wrong trying too propagate oak acorns this past Sept. Thx

@noeenriquez4221 Жыл бұрын

I have some post oaks seedling I started from acorn I collected in Virginia, they are currently in pots and plan to plant them in a future home in Texas, not local genetics but still a post oak haha

@smothclipsers Жыл бұрын

Did you know acorns are edible when proper prepared, and an acre of oak trees grow more food than an acre of corn? Ps sorry for your loss. I'll pray for you

@chadcloud5491 Жыл бұрын

your a good dude

@averagejon536 Жыл бұрын

Been following your videos for a minute. I live in the northern section of southeast Louisiana. Do you have any suggestions for books to help with restoring natives in my area? Also any suggestions for native sound barrier plants ? Thanks for the great content

@austinphillip2164 10 ай бұрын

Just collected some post oak acorns from Keystone Ancient Forest in Sand Springs, Oklahoma

@janmyers2715 Жыл бұрын

Happy belated Anniversary and you have my condolences for the passing of your father. Just wanted to tell you I think you are a really cool person. Can I be your adopted Grandma? 😉

@joshuamontgomery4992 Жыл бұрын

Any tips on growing hardwood forest after select clear cutting? These Aspen are like weeds and take over. I was going to try grafting apple tree cuttings on some of them.

@mio.giardino Жыл бұрын

I’ve had all my collected acorns float and I planted them out anyway, many sprouted anyway.

@tarawatterson4188 Жыл бұрын

Hey Kyle! Been collecting acorns this year. Any top recommended resources for oak id?

@paulyounger1190 Жыл бұрын

Here in the US the State Forest Services and/or State Departments of Natural Resources generally publish solid tree ID guides which include most of the common species found in their respective states. State universites or local extension agences are also solid resources. Search something like "[State name] [forest service/dnr/university] tree identification".

@actualperson7295 Жыл бұрын

Have you spoken to that badass from Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't? Dude's channel and yours would make one hell of a fun and informative collab video.

@tootalllaw6774 Жыл бұрын

@NativeHabitatProject CREPE MYRTLE HELP NEEDED!!! Dude I cut 3 Natchez white Crepe Myrtles that were landscaped on the corners of my grandmothers house in the late 80s. They had gotten overly big so I cut them about 5 years ago. And ever since the runners keep sprouting new growth all over the place. I’ve done everything from killing the stumps to sawzalling the base roots to herbicide but nothing seems to kill it. It’s become me and my grandmother’s arch nemesis. As a result of herbiciding all the new shoots that come up we have killed azaleas and lillies. But still up to 25-30ft away a runner will shoot up and I have to dig out the new root ball that forms. ANY SUGGESTION WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED!

@docink6175 Жыл бұрын

do you ever do air grafting or root cuttings?

@briendraper4818 Жыл бұрын

America! One tree at a time.

@TheJohtunnBandit Жыл бұрын

Is it possible to safely do controlled micro burns in the city? We have several tenacious invasives that would be very weak to fire, but I don't want to burn down the neighborhood. Was thinking of mowing a grid of squares as a fire break, and saturate all but the target area with the garden hose, and go one square at a time.

@christopherkeillor9728 Жыл бұрын

Need to find an oak tree that will grow in zone 4 and 3, where it can get -50° and sometimes even colder on an average winter. We do have non-native fox squirrels in my town Helena Montana unfortunately probably can't get rid of them so maybe we can feed them more to get them bigger for the stupid. At least for the next generations.

@hamiltonsmothers Жыл бұрын

I'm overwintering my acorns outside in pots and some of the pots already have tap roots popping out of the bottom. Can this be a problem, I'm worried about that taproot freezing?

@RugbyNick6 Жыл бұрын

I wish that stores could only sell native plants. You can go to an arboretum to look at Japanese maples or crape myrtles.

@timesurfingalien Жыл бұрын

I know your in north Alabama, is there any chance of you doing segments on south Alabama ecosystems?

@bencapps5509 Жыл бұрын

My dad has about 5 acres of trees on his property. That's overgrown with poison ivy breyers and privet and I'm wondering if fire might be the solution?

@alexw.5219 Жыл бұрын

Akerns 😎

@ConstantGardener-q9q 10 ай бұрын

Mine are green. Do i let then turn brown before putting them in the substate?

@derrick.williams. Жыл бұрын

Do those wash pans work like they say they do. My great grandfather had some pans like that but one of those sweet gums fell and destroyed most of his tools and any kind of evidence we could build future generations on. But a Resurrection has taken place and we are beginning a new hybrid race of white oaks. Would love to collaborate my man. You seem very knowledgeable in plants and trees, native or not, facts are facts.....

@landomilknhoney Жыл бұрын

Uh uh! ..did he just say, "A-kerns"?😂🤣🤣

@landomilknhoney Жыл бұрын

❤️

@Kevin-vw7yi Жыл бұрын

Akern count ....31?

@SystemOfStrings 9 ай бұрын

What is the substrate that you're putting in the bags with the acorns?

@BluJns Жыл бұрын

💞✔️

@OutlawAlaskan Жыл бұрын

I have 20acres in north Florida that completely planted in 6 yo slash pines. I want to return the property to its natural conditions with native species. What’s a good local resource I can use to research the species which I should replant?

@NativeHabitatProject Жыл бұрын

Are you familiar with INaturalist?

@OutlawAlaskan Жыл бұрын

@@NativeHabitatProject no I’ve never heard of it.

@utubepunk Жыл бұрын

@@OutlawAlaskan It's an app that allows you to become a citizen scientist, report your observations & crowd source information about your local environment. Should help you with your project of restoring your 20 acres in Florida. Good luck & keep us updated. Heck, start filming now so we can see the before & after! 🙂

@OutlawAlaskan Жыл бұрын

I downloaded it last night and started to learn it, thanks for the solid recommendation. I hadn’t planned to film anything at the property just yet but the plans are in the works.