When I'm running a dibble bar and planting seedlings I have a Jim-Gem bag- I have a single and one double- these would work well and I like the trapshooting bag idea also

1 viable acorn can do the trick.

I'm already looking forward to planting acorns later in '23

I reached out to the Forester yesterday about me possibly buying some bur acorns for next year

https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/treeplanting/buyseed

I actually thought about this the other day. I have 2 really nice white oaks in the yard that have tons of acorns left on the surface - probably should pick them up before the grass grows.

No white oaks in Wis? Our wildlife seems to prefer the white oak acorns before red, we only have a few burr oaks

This has been my experience also- our burr oaks are categorized as white oaks and the deer prefer the acorns over the bitter red oak acorns.

I heard once for red oak it was 1/2000. I have no idea if that is true or not. I picked up a pocket of acorns in town that were falling off a big oak. I put them in a coffee can with some potting soil, thinking I would plant them in the spring. They started sprouting and I dug them out of the coffee can and replanted them in separate pots and I now have 24 seedlings in the sun room. The ground was froze when they started to sprout. I will plant them this spring.

1 viable acorn can grow a tree!

WDNR sells the bur oak acorns with the caps still on them. The Forester got back to me saying he's going to order me a bushel. Supposedly that's the minimum quantity, as hard as it is to believe. For around $40 that seems pretty cheap. If I have to sit and pick the cap off though, I don't think that's realistic on that many bur oaks

I'm anxious to see how long it'll take for the white oak acorns I planted in October to be visible above ground as a new tree sprout

Some people start their acorns inside but I prefer to put them directly in the ground

Mid-August I'm completing an Oak Scarification of approximately 3 acres- just talked to the technical service provider and he said- this year is a bumper crop of acorns. I did notice some dropping already last week (seems early) - he said those probably have a worm and/or are rotten if you open them up.

I noticed the oaks and apple trees were loaded this year. Both are hitting the ground and have drawn a lot of interest from the local wildlife.

Not sure how many acorns the squirrels bury in my garden every year, but I usually dig out and transplant a dozen trees each year. Just need a few more squirrels around and I could get rich off their efforts!

I am collecting some nuts from the neighbor. We put a tarp down and probably have a few five gallon buckets worth in our collection bin already. This last wind storm really knocked some down. I will spread and lightly till the ground and see what comes.

White oak acorn picking season started for me tonight.




Some aren't fully brown but passed the float test so I guess they must be ok

I'll put them in the fridge tonight. These 55 passed the viability test. I am not yet sure when is the best time to plant them

I like my orange metal acorn planting tool, literally called "The Squirrel."

Last year I planted 1k but that was my 1st year. I'm still learning.

Tree has the profile of a Burr oak, but those are definitely NOT burr Oak acorns.

I gather about 5 gl a years of white oak when we get them to put a hand full out in an open feeder for the Blue Jays and Ladderback woodpeckers each day in the winter. Our red oak acorns get eaten out by larva before winter comes if I try to save them.

Some of my white oaks have the worm too. I can't figure those buggers out. It's too bad b/c it ruins the acorn. They don't seem to bother deer I suppose. Before I got into this last year I never would have realized acorns often have a white little maggot in them.

It's a bumper crop like last year

Try doing a float test on them when you pick them and then refrigerate the good ones

My red oak in the front yard is absolutely loaded this year. The branches are actually drooping from the extra weight! I wouldn’t think it would produce like that in a drought year but it sure did…like I’ve never seen before!