what is your recomendation for transplanting these trees? If the taproot is long, when do you move them to the more widely spaced orchard of walnuts you have in the video. Thanks a ton! Your patience to grow trees from seed is awesome.
@nyceone It's best to transplant them after one year, usually in the early spring when they are still dormant. You can do it after two years, but it's harder to dig the trees up and they will probably suffer more transplant shock. The taproots tend to be long on these so you'll need to dig fairly deep. Don't worry too much though if you don't get the whole taproot. Just trim off the rough ends of broken roots with hand pruners. The trees usually survive. Thanks for watching.
@emannyc2002 I've never tried to grow birch trees, so I don't know. (Try this search in Google: germinate gray birch seeds filetype:pdf) Specifically, there seems to be a pretty good document from the USDA (Plant Guide for the Gray Birch). I hope this helps.
@kidkavon It depends on where you are. In Indiana and the Midwest in general, it's usually enough to water them well when you transplant them. If the weather or that particular location is dry during the first year, it wouldn't hurt to give them a good soaking every few weeks.
@hernandezsinai Yeah, sure - as long as the pots are deep enough for the roots. Black walnuts and some oaks (burr oaks for one) have pretty long taproots. If you leave them in the pots too long, the roots can become permanently bent, which I've heard can be bad for them.
I have a Walnut tree planted by squirrels. It come up in the spring. I live in N.W. Missouri on high grownd with windy conditions. Do I need too do eneything to help the tree make it threw the first winter? Thanks for your time.
@The1948Pan Walnut seedlings are pretty tough, so you probably don't need to do much. You might weed and mulch it, then give it a good watering this fall. If the top does die back, it will most likely sprout again from the root in the spring. The other thing to watch out for in winter are rodents. If they are a problem you can protect it with tree wrap (pipe insulation works too) for mice or chicken wire for rabbits. Good luck.
Yes, it's important that we plant trees from seed, and not just the same old clones grown from cuttings in nurseries. Seed growing makes for genetic diversity. That's why I love fruit trees that spring up on the side of the road--they are all genetically different and unique, unlike those few varieties in the big monocultural orchards.
@Chicagoman36: No I don't. Sorry. Try Google if you haven't already. I have grown some Scotch and Virginia pine from seed. I cut some cones off the trees in late winter and brought them inside. After a few days the cones opened up and the seeds fell out. I germinated the seeds on a moist paper towel in a plastic container. After that I planted the sprouted seeds in small pots indoors. After danger of frost was passed, I planted them in a garden bed for their first year or so.
Right, i live in Quebec, Canada and i planted cherries, apples,grapes and one peach trees from seeds. The apples, cherries are giving fruits but I waited for more than 10 years fro them to give fruits and the fruits are delicious. !
Given the right conditions - a good deep top soil, adequate moisture, control of weeds, protection from deer and rabbits, and the odd fertilizer tablet as appropriate - bur oaks (Quercus robur) grow quite rapidly. The other thing about bur oaks is that they have a thick, cork-like bark which makes their trunk and branches look a little thicker than a comparable oak of the same age.
Thank you. I hope they grow well. By the way, squirrels are also walnut tree planters, it's just that they eat more than they plant and you never know where the trees will sprout.
Thanks a lot for the comment, ninunaia. Watching them grow and change, watching the first pair of birds nest in them, climbing them: it's a great and very worthwhile adventure.
what is your recomendation for transplanting these trees? If the taproot is long, when do you move them to the more widely spaced orchard of walnuts you have in the video. Thanks a ton! Your patience to grow trees from seed is awesome.
nyceone 2 weeks ago
@nyceone It's best to transplant them after one year, usually in the early spring when they are still dormant. You can do it after two years, but it's harder to dig the trees up and they will probably suffer more transplant shock. The taproots tend to be long on these so you'll need to dig fairly deep. Don't worry too much though if you don't get the whole taproot. Just trim off the rough ends of broken roots with hand pruners. The trees usually survive. Thanks for watching.
iv2sab 1 week ago
bravo to you Sir. YOur doing great things for your Country.
!Long Live The Republic!
munkirinch 3 months ago
have you ever tried birch tree's ? i have a grey birch with little tiny seeds that i cant figure out how to grow.
emannyc2002 4 months ago
@emannyc2002 I've never tried to grow birch trees, so I don't know. (Try this search in Google: germinate gray birch seeds filetype:pdf) Specifically, there seems to be a pretty good document from the USDA (Plant Guide for the Gray Birch). I hope this helps.
iv2sab 3 months ago
@iv2sab will do , thanks
emannyc2002 3 months ago
WOW, thats huge for 6 years old!!!
mmaaxx1198 7 months ago
any watering tips?
kidkavon 9 months ago
@kidkavon It depends on where you are. In Indiana and the Midwest in general, it's usually enough to water them well when you transplant them. If the weather or that particular location is dry during the first year, it wouldn't hurt to give them a good soaking every few weeks.
iv2sab 9 months ago
can you start them in pots?
hernandezsinai 9 months ago
@hernandezsinai Yeah, sure - as long as the pots are deep enough for the roots. Black walnuts and some oaks (burr oaks for one) have pretty long taproots. If you leave them in the pots too long, the roots can become permanently bent, which I've heard can be bad for them.
iv2sab 9 months ago
I have a Walnut tree planted by squirrels. It come up in the spring. I live in N.W. Missouri on high grownd with windy conditions. Do I need too do eneything to help the tree make it threw the first winter? Thanks for your time.
The1948Pan 1 year ago
@The1948Pan Walnut seedlings are pretty tough, so you probably don't need to do much. You might weed and mulch it, then give it a good watering this fall. If the top does die back, it will most likely sprout again from the root in the spring. The other thing to watch out for in winter are rodents. If they are a problem you can protect it with tree wrap (pipe insulation works too) for mice or chicken wire for rabbits. Good luck.
iv2sab 1 year ago
Yes, it's important that we plant trees from seed, and not just the same old clones grown from cuttings in nurseries. Seed growing makes for genetic diversity. That's why I love fruit trees that spring up on the side of the road--they are all genetically different and unique, unlike those few varieties in the big monocultural orchards.
zuditaka 1 year ago
Do you have any videos on Growing Pine Fir or Spruce from a seed?
Chicagoman36 1 year ago
@Chicagoman36: No I don't. Sorry. Try Google if you haven't already. I have grown some Scotch and Virginia pine from seed. I cut some cones off the trees in late winter and brought them inside. After a few days the cones opened up and the seeds fell out. I germinated the seeds on a moist paper towel in a plastic container. After that I planted the sprouted seeds in small pots indoors. After danger of frost was passed, I planted them in a garden bed for their first year or so.
iv2sab 1 year ago
Right, i live in Quebec, Canada and i planted cherries, apples,grapes and one peach trees from seeds. The apples, cherries are giving fruits but I waited for more than 10 years fro them to give fruits and the fruits are delicious. !
lsophial 1 year ago
I highly doubt the bur oak is 6 or 7 years of age. They grow very, very slow.
cve2010 2 years ago
Given the right conditions - a good deep top soil, adequate moisture, control of weeds, protection from deer and rabbits, and the odd fertilizer tablet as appropriate - bur oaks (Quercus robur) grow quite rapidly. The other thing about bur oaks is that they have a thick, cork-like bark which makes their trunk and branches look a little thicker than a comparable oak of the same age.
iv2sab 2 years ago
@iv2sab my research says burr oaks are (Quercus Macrocarpa) and i find it spelled burr
mjerew 1 year ago
@mjerew Yes, you're right. Thank you. I should have written Quercus macrocarpa. Wikipedia says the common name can be spelled 'bur' or 'burr.'
iv2sab 1 year ago
not bad, but I highly doubt that burr oak is only 6 years old
lugger11 2 years ago
Very helpful i planted about 25 black walnuts in my woods. I hope they grow before the squirrels dig them up.
shane67lchs 2 years ago
Thank you. I hope they grow well. By the way, squirrels are also walnut tree planters, it's just that they eat more than they plant and you never know where the trees will sprout.
iv2sab 2 years ago
This is a great video. Everyone should be planting trees. The world needs more clean air! And the joy of watching them grow is beyond words. Try it!
ninunaia 2 years ago 2
Thanks a lot for the comment, ninunaia. Watching them grow and change, watching the first pair of birds nest in them, climbing them: it's a great and very worthwhile adventure.
iv2sab 2 years ago
Tree is the most valuable being, I suppose, that asks nothing from us but give everything... Thanks for the video.
sakkaya1983 2 years ago