Dang I wish I had this info 200 yrs ago

I picked up several red oak acorns on my hike yesterday and was psyched that 5 of them actually passed the water test. I'm gonna try this now.

Thank you. I have about 15 acorns from a 200 year old tree that was cut down. Looking forward to seeing the seedlings in the spring 🤗😳

Watched several similar videos yours is the best. Simple but thorough explanation of the full process. Thank you.

yes! finally someone who's making a video from Tennessee , so i can understand better!

This video spreads serenity. Thank you.

Thank you for a great video. Very informative for a new grower like me. I have a Silver Maple and White Oak tree growing. And I just grabbed a bunch of acorns on a trail I was hiking. Going to do the water test today.

Wonderful, thank you so much for making and sharing this video, I know what to do with my acorns now :) Thanks a mill!

Thanks for sharing all this great info! It is super helpful.

Keep doing this friend , I like noble tree and hopefully have big one in future

I have 70 red Oak trees and I planted them myself using your system. I used paper towels instead though for germination.

I think i will plant one and thank you for sharing this info

Thx for the tips! Very helpful

Thank you for taking the time to make this. Have you planted any into the ground yet?

Last fall I collected about 800 acorns of red oak( we have some beautiful specimens in our city park), but didn't know about the water test till now. So i just buried them around the empty lots of a small forrest nearby. If only 10 % of them grow, i'll be happy. This season I will use the water method, however. Great job, greetins from Croatia!

Hola✌,hello,this trees is my favorite, for the change of the colors in the fall 😉,thankyou so mush.

Thanks for this video 😊👍🏻 Kisses from France 🇫🇷😘

Thanks for the very informative video about the red ash seed/acorn. It was impressive hearing you explain how to test the seed/acorn (to see if it was good) by placing it in water. Recently on a trip, I picked up just one seed/acorn from a beautiful red oak tree and carried it back home with the intention of planting it in my yard. I had no idea that so many of the seed/acorns were bad. Otherwise, I would have grabbed a lot more. Following your advise to test this seed/acorn, I placed my only seed in a bowl of water. Happily, it is a keeper! I was relieved to see my seed/acorn fall to the bottom of the bowl! Thanks again for your video.

I have 4 good acorns to use! I think I will put two inside for fridge stratification and two outside. Winters here are supposed to be very mild, but after the Texas Snowpocalypse of '21, I can never be too certain what to expect out there. I don't know the specific red oak species of my acorns (the common red oak species where I live are interfertile and they hybridize a lot), but I really hope they will do well!

Loved your video so much -- and learned so much as well. Thank you for youd advocacy and care of nature. Your work is inspiring. Keep it up!

Thank you KZfaq algorithms for recommending this channel. Subscribed! Also at what age would you suggest transplanting a tree into its intended spot in the ground?

Verry nice to see!

Very nice job. Thx

Really appreciate your videos. What kind of growth would these saplings experience each year?

Nice job!!!

Very interesting

Thank you for your video! One question, when is it safe to leave the pots outside - temperature and varmints are my main concern here. Cheers!

Thank you so much

Very talented guy

Great video man! It is cool to see the difference between how you have to grow the red oaks vs white oaks (what I am using)

greetings from Argentina

Thanks for the info 🌝

We have a 20ft tall red oak tree at my house but will “unfortunately “ be moving into a new home by the end of the year. Hopefully I can grow another one from seed to plant in my new home 🤞🏼thank you!!❤️

Thanks - nice job!

Great video! What kind of dirt is best??

beautiful video, another question: what are the name of the small round bushes, next to the trees behind you

Great tutorial. Thanks. Why growing zone is this?

Bro you are amaizing. Have you tried to stratificate them for lets say a month and then grow them indoor, so we gonna have bigger trees almoust ready to plant in spring time?

When you add the Red Oak acorns to the bag with soil do you add water to the bag to increase? If so how much water

I've managed to germinate floating acorns, I just put a few into a bag of damp sphagnum moss and left them over winter in a cold greenhouse and eventually they should sprout

I have filled my property up with oak seedlings and have no more room for trees when they get older. I give seedlings away now. I just can't stop growing them though. It's an addiction.

do you put them in the refrigerator during stratification? if so, when do you take them out ?

I have my baby plants in the kitchen window and I have noticed that some of the leaves are turning brown on the edges. Could you tell me what I need to do to save my baby oak tress? Thank you

What is a good size pot to plant them in As I only have big ones that is 1ft tall and 1ft wide but I think it will be ok

thanks for instruction! when is the right time to transplant the oak tree to the ground?

Thank you so much!!!

Thanks a lot. A question, when usually foliage turns red? Does a tree need to be mature enough or it doesn't matter at all? Thanks.

Is there any care as trimming etc during the first or second year?

I think I have the same type of oak tree growing inside my house. If I transplant it too early and there’s below freezing weather, will it affect my oak tree by making it think it’s autumn?

I have a shumard red oak in my back yard. I picked up about 20 acorns from it and even some right off the tree. I came in and did the water test. They all sank. I left them out in the kitchen, then 2 days later I started to put them in a baggie as per your cold stratification process, and decided I’d try the water test again to make sure. This time they all floated. Why? So yesterday, I picked 15 more up. Float tested them and they sank. Today, I float test and they are all floating. Why? Are they still good to cold stratify? Thx!

When do you transplant the seedlings to the outdoors grounds

in britain we have sessile ,pendunculate ,and holm oaks ,these have the lobe shaped leaf we do have american pin oaks here but they are not native .

Hello, I have harvested fresh red oak acorns dropped every morning for the last several weeks. Out of 100 acorns 98% have failed the float test. Is this a typical test result or am I doing something wrong? The tree and acorns look very healthy. Thanks

How moist did you keep the soil while in fridge? How often did you have to add moisture?

For the stratification do you just use native soil or is it a mix like potting soil, native, etc. ?

I have a question… I’m transplanting over 100 white oak tree seedlings from cone shoots going in to 2 quart pots. I have peat moss, potting soil, worm castings I made myself, chicken manure, Blood & bone meals and Mikro-Myco. I need help with the portion ratios??? I was thinking 70:30 and combining the potting soil, worm castings, chicken manure, Blood & bone meals together for 30% of the mix, 70% peat moss and just sprinkle the Mikro-Myco in their roots.

Do I have to wait until autumn to collect the acorns that fall or can I pick them off the tree in the summer ?

Do I just water my sampling? Or does it need some food and nutrients?

Is it possible to grow oak tree at a temperature of 20-30 degree celsius

Much love brotha! You didn't really let them sit in the water for long did you? I challenge you to planting 100 trees!!

Hi i wanted to know if and how much i have to water the plant that already came up on pot? The winter is nearing and im going to grow it inside till spring.

What temperature should the fridge be at? and while going through stratification in the fridge, do you add water regularly to the bag to keep the soil moist, or do you more or less put the acorns in the bag with moist soil, seal the bag and literally forget they exist until pre-spring months?

will this work for japanese maple seeds, Im getting some horrible germination rates

Plant more trees, wherever you can!

How long would you say it take for a red oak or white oak to get decent height on it? Like 6 foot or so? and how long before it starts producing acorns?

C'est une belle croix.

Red Oaks, Indians, Arrows.... White Oaks, Cowboys, Bullets... That’s how I learned it.

I grew Oak Trees. For years squirrels dig out my trees. I have 2 inside that are like the ones. In the end of your video. Winter is coming. How do I plant them?

There rare and heavily protected in England. i got some acorns last week but we've been in a drought for months and the acorns are tiny

the red oak ...what ph soil love?

do you de shell the nuts before u stratify?

I have a northern red oak growing in my flower bed.. Entirely too close to my house. Can u keep trimming trees to keep them small??

I have some acorns that have sprouted, and are around 6-7 inches tall. I currently have some chicken wire over them, but I’m afraid the chicken wire is starting to interfere with the saplings. Do you think the chicken wire is necessary anymore? Or will squirrels still dig them up?

Can you make an update video about tree

Do you know who would win a competition between a red oak sapling and black walnut sapling? There two growing next to each other. The red oak in my back yard (that I want to grow) but a few feet to the southwest (and uphill) from it is a black walnut that is NOT on my property.

Is stratification necessary if the seeds are collected fro the tree?

great video !!!! i gathered some of these acorns from ohio. 2 questions; A- does it have to be 5 weeks in the fridge? B- will these grow in the central florida heat/humidity?

Red oaks sure r fast growers compared to the white and black oaks that r however slow growers... red oaks take about 20 yrs or more to mature and is popular to nesting birds and pollinators :3

Question: I picked up at least a dozen red oak acorns that all passed the water test, however a few days later I noticed one of them had a newly formed hole from a larva. All the acorns had been in a container together, so should I keep conducting the water test to see if they all are viable? Or should I just put them in my fridge and hope for the best

It is very hard to find the seed which is ready to plant here in Jakarta. Wish someone would send me some so I can plant in pots.

Perfectly healthy nut

Would you be willing to send me a handful of viable acorns? I cannot find a tree in my area. Thanks

Where do you live (I mean a state) because I want to know how cold it has to be for proper stratification

Would you like a akorn trade? I've got the Quercus robur and petraea over here.

Germination?

how long will it take for a seedling to become a tree of about 10 feet?

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How do you know when to transfer it into a bigger pot?

What do I do if I don't know if it's a white oak or red oak, if I put it in the fridge for two months will White oaks grow in the first few weeks, or will they die?

Send some acorns my way, dude!

hey!!!... you have 2020 subscribers at this 2020 XD

can you help me, send some red oak acorns for sowing?

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how to get oak seeds for plants, I'm from Malaysia

I live in Poland europe and despite the fact that natural habitat for northern red oak is America - we have those here in parks and they grow good. I would like to grow here other american oaks like "burr oak" and "white oak" but unfortunately i cant see them here. I love oaks - amazing trees. I have some videos of growing process if anyone interested. I have plenty Quercus Robur (european oak) seedlings and quercus rubra (american red oak). I would make more seedlings but i have no space in house to put them during the winter. I will plant more in spring outside be cause i have a lot of acorns from 2020 fall. I've collected at least 300 acorns.

In 8 august I find some acorns that pass the water test and I just put them into some pot and see what will happend!

Better share sum o those corns for me

lol I was wondering why they weren't producing stems yet lol I got great roots not even a month old thick and long roots

Serious question, why bother potting them, is that so you can protect them? Can't you just plant them in the ground where you want them after they've sprouted over the winter?

I’m really uneducated about planting, can someone tell me how do trees grow naturally if there is so many steps to planting?