Larry,

 

Great tree box!  I've been wanting to build one a few years now.  I have a
few questions though.  How much sun should the box receive?  When Is the
best time to transplant and do you use the same soil mixture if you pot
them?

 

George

 

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of lawrence tucei jr
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 8:27 PM
To: Entstrees
Subject: [ENTS] Growing Trees

 

ENTS,  I wanted to share this with everyone. I grow trees every year as do
many of you. This is one method I use, I"ll call it my tree box. Acorns,
nuts, etc., are placed in the soil just pressing them into the surface in
the autumn. Then I cover them with leaf debris for the winter. After the
dormancy period they sprout in Spring just like on the Forest floor. My
success rate is above 90%. I mix my own soil with cow manure for a natural
fertilizer. After the trees out grow my box I transplant them.  This year
I'm growing 7 Burr Oaks from Texas, that I picked on my way to Colorado this
fall. Many White Oaks, some Hickory, Red Oak, Swamp Chestnut Oak, Chestnut
Oak, Live Oak, Darlington Oak, etc. I really enjoy doing this, done it for
years. Here's some photos.  Larry

Lawrence Tucei Jr.





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