I began planting oak trees on my 30 acre property 35 years ago. It was a red oak that I took from the side of a road before it was mowed. I has been producing seeds for some years now. 20 years I planted a few burr oak. They just began producing seed. 10 years ago I planted burr oak seeds and now have several 6 foot baby burr oaks. In the past 5 years I've concentrated on planting swamp oak and I really love these trees as they grow on my heavy low land.
I bought a few acers and built a house in 2004. We started planting aurbor day oaks. Now these trees are doing nicely. I have planted oaks twice since then. This planting is continuing this year with 30 hybrid whites. 25 Regular whites crabapple, and white pine. I read your book, and I like what you say. You never stop educating yourself. I love the blue Jay story because I found an acorn on my railing and there are no oaks within several hundred yard's. I'm sure a Blue jay dropped it off. Thanks for the videos.
Always a pleasure listening to the legend Doug. I have been planting swamp white oak here almost daily, as well as other native trees, shrubs, wildflowers and herbs. I will continue to do my best to restore the habitat and forests that are right in our own backyards. Thank you everyone for doing your part. If you’re in southeastern MI then I have some acorns still if you’d be interested to come and get a few for yourselves. If you decide to find them on your own then you can test to see if they’re good or not with the water trick. Put them in a bucket of water and the floaters are no good while the ones that sink are good to be planted. I’ll continue to get more acorns myself and of different native species as well. Aiming to open a business eventually or an organization perhaps but for now just doing my best to be helpful. Anyways, great chat and look forward to many more.
Wow... this was totally so informative. Thank you for sharing. Really enjoyed sidebits on " uses of galls , insects etc. Will follow your videos going forward. Thank you again for putting your videos forward. Respectfully Robert MacDonald Wildlife control services Biology/ ecology environmental department Alberta canada
Bravo, Doug! Excellent presentation! Highly interested in trees (and a big fan of your watershed work in ecology), I started thinking hey this is about bugs not oaks, then you bring it all around to change that mindset about a tree when you wrap it up by saying, plant a community! I just purchased 17 acres in the Midwest a year ago. It is largely woods and most of that invasive honeysuckle trees (huge!), autumn olive, privet, stinking Callory pear (which I had to take down several that were planted on purpose!), Miscanthus grass (also escaped from deliberate landscape use!), burning bush (ditto!), and more. I know restoring this land has to be my calling: we bought the acreage because we love the land. Ownership comes with responsibility whether you like it or not and I am happy to have just a chance to perhaps really make a difference... Our county agent is active in helping landowners who want to return the land to health apply for USDA grants (see hardy Brothers Outdoors video). Our neighbor to the north transformed 8 acres to a prairie planting using a grant to supplement the costs. I am looking to move many of my acres to forest. They offer grants to help pay for these contractors to come in and clear the land then they come in with tractors and plant (minimum of) 750 seedlings. I will learn more about it this autumn, but it sounds scary. The soil is living; first do no harm? And all those invasives once removed, if they don't take the roots (and trash the soil), have to have stumps treated (I've done plenty of that last fall). What to do! And we haven't even talked of deer and woodchucks yet...
Ever since I started a Food Forest regrowth on a small one acre backyard; I've been watching local acorns sprout all across our property! Long live the oak tree🌳🐿️
I love Oaks. One of my favorite trees! So strudy and beautiful! We just bought some land, hope I can find some acorns to start some oak trees! Thank you for all the valuable information on oaks!
Hi Doug! Thank you for putting this talk on TH-cam. I am thoroughly enjoying it! I am in Chattanooga, TN visiting family & see oaks everywhere. Lucky them! I also see development going up everywhere, especially here on Signal Mt. Forests are being raised to put up McMansions. I see English ivy and kudzu draped on many of these majestic trees, sometimes right in people's front yards! They need your message here! Just wanted to let you know that in case you are invited to this part of the world. Please come! It doesn't seem like they are aware of this amazing resource, the majestic oak, here. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Liza Dupuis
It is YOUR opportunity to share this word - tell your family and friends in TN all about it and refer them to Bringing Nature Home or another of Doug's works. If they can remove invasives on their property, we all win, and if not they can share the message perhaps. That is what Doug must do: empower each one of US. It's a heavy burden; it always is, bringing new ideas to the ignorant, but we were ignorant, too, not so very long ago!
Encinitas, (little oaks).. thank you for sharing this video. I have been admiring oaks for many years. They really are a keystone tree, i never tire of learning about them. 💚
Just cut a persimmon tree down where it was giving too much shade. Learning about coppicing here I think I’ll leave the new growth and see if it works for this tree. Learning about tree roots supporting each other was informative as well. Thx Doug!
Great video, thank you! Those caterpillars that look like twigs was truly mind-blowing. The more people learn about nature, the more they will be interested and want to preserve it. I was disappointed that Doug didn't answer the question about mulching leaves (unless all times are truly equally destructive). I have tried for years to save my leaves with out mulching, but I find the whole leaves just blow around and don't stay on my beds or under the trees. I finally bought a leaf mulcher this year, and now they stay where I put them (which is essential on smaller properties). If there is a less-bad time to mulch that would really be helpful to know.
Across my street is two 300 year old plus . live oak Growing up I lived across from 500+ year old live oaks about 100 feet apart south Louisiana has some great oaks
Update on the cicada section for summer 2024- we live in central Illinois ( Coles County) and had both broods emerge here. The most in the country I believe. We even got on the news. We had to wear mowing earphones outside if we were going to be out more than a few minutes it was so loud! And… they do kill trees. Lots of them. Any small tree got decimated. They killed 3 of my Cornus Florida dogwoods and one was 17 feet tall.
Regarding interlocking tree roots, 29:40, i would argue its the exact opposite. On my property we have had some fierce storms and straight line winds. One storm blew through in 2001 and took down over an acre of forest trees that were all within a few feet of each other. Meanwhile the large hedge trees all stood strong.
I enjoyed this alot and even if it is North American perspective I know many parallel phenomena and oak depending species that do similar or in different ways here in North Europe (Southern Sweden). Love trees in general and inspired me to look after any scientific papers for my area . Cheers!
17:33 Dr. Tallamy sense of humor - screen your neighbor that you don’t like… 😆 … If not for anything else I encourage to read his books for that very humor.
Look into air pruning boxes. You can build them. Your newly planted acorns will have a lot more roots and grow faster. I have red oaks jumping 3-4 feet a year due to this method.
I have a question please, but first great info. I want to Plant trees close together to interlock roots but i want them far enough apart to allow grass to grow underneath. I understand different varieties have different root systems but i hope there is a rule of thumb . Thanks in advance
Yes. Eastern Red Cedar provides a multitude of ecological benefits. In deep snow provides browse and cover for small mammals and deer. Deer will browse in austere winters. The berries are eaten by many species of birds in winter.
I am enjoying your talk very much as I also am a naturalist. I find your asking of “why”questions regarding why an organism has certain features or certain behaviors confusing. Evolution is described as random chance mixing of matter. Evolution does not “know” anything. It is not a thing, or a mind. There cannot be a “why” question. “why”questions are looking for reasons that an organism has certain characteristics. Reasons assume an intent or a plan. Random chance mixing of the basic elements cannot organize; Cannot create the language of DNA. Evolution is merely a naming word for the idea that random chance can create the information systems necessary for life. We are using language to say that no language is needed for life to come into existence. It’s time for a new theory.
I began planting oak trees on my 30 acre property 35 years ago. It was a red oak that I took from the side of a road before it was mowed. I has been producing seeds for some years now. 20 years I planted a few burr oak. They just began producing seed. 10 years ago I planted burr oak seeds and now have several 6 foot baby burr oaks. In the past 5 years I've concentrated on planting swamp oak and I really love these trees as they grow on my heavy low land.
Brilliant. I love Dr. Tallamy. He is the ambassador to restoring biodiversity
For me, it needs to be my favorite oak -- the mighty, elegant, perfect white oak.
Learning all of the wildlife and insect habitat around oaks really blows my mind.
So happy to have acorn sprouting throughout my property
Well that explains how these little oak saplings popped up in my garden even though there is not any Oaks nearby…
I bought a few acers and built a house in 2004. We started planting aurbor day oaks. Now these trees are doing nicely. I have planted oaks twice since then. This planting is continuing this year with 30 hybrid whites. 25 Regular whites crabapple, and white pine.
I read your book, and I like what you say. You never stop educating yourself.
I love the blue Jay story because I found an acorn on my railing and there are no oaks within several hundred yard's. I'm sure a Blue jay dropped it off. Thanks for the videos.
I just got Mr. Tallamy's book on oaks for Christmas. Really enjoying it.
I was planning on putting an oak in my backyard, but now I'm even more excited about it :)
Always a pleasure listening to the legend Doug. I have been planting swamp white oak here almost daily, as well as other native trees, shrubs, wildflowers and herbs. I will continue to do my best to restore the habitat and forests that are right in our own backyards. Thank you everyone for doing your part. If you’re in southeastern MI then I have some acorns still if you’d be interested to come and get a few for yourselves. If you decide to find them on your own then you can test to see if they’re good or not with the water trick. Put them in a bucket of water and the floaters are no good while the ones that sink are good to be planted. I’ll continue to get more acorns myself and of different native species as well. Aiming to open a business eventually or an organization perhaps but for now just doing my best to be helpful. Anyways, great chat and look forward to many more.
Wise counsel on this tree. There's more to an oak than I knew. I like it.
Wow... this was totally so informative. Thank you for sharing. Really enjoyed sidebits on " uses of galls , insects etc. Will follow your videos going forward.
Thank you again for putting your videos forward.
Respectfully
Robert MacDonald
Wildlife control services
Biology/ ecology environmental department
Alberta canada
I loved this talk. I’m a plant lover not an insect lover but this gentleman’s obvious passion for insects may be starting to rub off on me.
This is a fantastic presentation! I need more oak trees and I will plant closer together.
Love Doug and his passion! Please plant more oaks everyone ♥
Bravo, Doug! Excellent presentation! Highly interested in trees (and a big fan of your watershed work in ecology), I started thinking hey this is about bugs not oaks, then you bring it all around to change that mindset about a tree when you wrap it up by saying, plant a community! I just purchased 17 acres in the Midwest a year ago. It is largely woods and most of that invasive honeysuckle trees (huge!), autumn olive, privet, stinking Callory pear (which I had to take down several that were planted on purpose!), Miscanthus grass (also escaped from deliberate landscape use!), burning bush (ditto!), and more. I know restoring this land has to be my calling: we bought the acreage because we love the land. Ownership comes with responsibility whether you like it or not and I am happy to have just a chance to perhaps really make a difference... Our county agent is active in helping landowners who want to return the land to health apply for USDA grants (see hardy Brothers Outdoors video). Our neighbor to the north transformed 8 acres to a prairie planting using a grant to supplement the costs. I am looking to move many of my acres to forest. They offer grants to help pay for these contractors to come in and clear the land then they come in with tractors and plant (minimum of) 750 seedlings. I will learn more about it this autumn, but it sounds scary. The soil is living; first do no harm? And all those invasives once removed, if they don't take the roots (and trash the soil), have to have stumps treated (I've done plenty of that last fall). What to do! And we haven't even talked of deer and woodchucks yet...
Greetings from the BIG SKY. I have revered oak ever since I met Treebeard in 1970 in the Missouri River Canyon.
Ever since I started a Food Forest regrowth on a small one acre backyard; I've been watching local acorns sprout all across our property!
Long live the oak tree🌳🐿️
A wealth of information. Many thanks, sir.
I love Oaks. One of my favorite trees! So strudy and beautiful! We just bought some land, hope I can find some acorns to start some oak trees! Thank you for all the valuable information on oaks!
I always wanted to know more about oaks and it seems like nobody else knows about them, so thank you!
thank you Doug!
Great video. I want this man to be my neighbour.
Hi Doug! Thank you for putting this talk on TH-cam. I am thoroughly enjoying it! I am in Chattanooga, TN visiting family & see oaks everywhere. Lucky them! I also see development going up everywhere, especially here on Signal Mt. Forests are being raised to put up McMansions. I see English ivy and kudzu draped on many of these majestic trees, sometimes right in people's front yards! They need your message here! Just wanted to let you know that in case you are invited to this part of the world. Please come! It doesn't seem like they are aware of this amazing resource, the majestic oak, here. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Liza Dupuis
It is YOUR opportunity to share this word - tell your family and friends in TN all about it and refer them to Bringing Nature Home or another of Doug's works. If they can remove invasives on their property, we all win, and if not they can share the message perhaps. That is what Doug must do: empower each one of US. It's a heavy burden; it always is, bringing new ideas to the ignorant, but we were ignorant, too, not so very long ago!
Encinitas, (little oaks).. thank you for sharing this video. I have been admiring oaks for many years. They really are a keystone tree, i never tire of learning about them. 💚
What an interesting and informative video!
Excellent talk
Just cut a persimmon tree down where it was giving too much shade. Learning about coppicing here I think I’ll leave the new growth and see if it works for this tree. Learning about tree roots supporting each other was informative as well. Thx Doug!
My best friend, Enjoyed watching this video my friend Really awesome views Thank you Stay connected
This presentation was wonderful and inspiring! Thank you so much! 🦚
Fantastic presentation. Thank you, Professor Tallamy
Great information. I really enjoyed it. Thank you
Thank you for your most informative presentation.
Great video, thank you! Those caterpillars that look like twigs was truly mind-blowing. The more people learn about nature, the more they will be interested and want to preserve it. I was disappointed that Doug didn't answer the question about mulching leaves (unless all times are truly equally destructive). I have tried for years to save my leaves with out mulching, but I find the whole leaves just blow around and don't stay on my beds or under the trees. I finally bought a leaf mulcher this year, and now they stay where I put them (which is essential on smaller properties). If there is a less-bad time to mulch that would really be helpful to know.
Across my street is two 300 year old plus . live oak Growing up I lived across from 500+ year old live oaks about 100 feet apart south Louisiana has some great oaks
Enjoyed very much
Update on the cicada section for summer 2024- we live in central Illinois ( Coles County) and had both broods emerge here. The most in the country I believe. We even got on the news. We had to wear mowing earphones outside if we were going to be out more than a few minutes it was so loud! And… they do kill trees. Lots of them. Any small tree got decimated. They killed 3 of my Cornus Florida dogwoods and one was 17 feet tall.
Regarding interlocking tree roots, 29:40, i would argue its the exact opposite. On my property we have had some fierce storms and straight line winds. One storm blew through in 2001 and took down over an acre of forest trees that were all within a few feet of each other. Meanwhile the large hedge trees all stood strong.
I enjoyed this alot and even if it is North American perspective I know many parallel phenomena and oak depending species that do similar or in different ways here in North Europe (Southern Sweden). Love trees in general and inspired me to look after any scientific papers for my area . Cheers!
Grate présentation thank you from Montréal
17:33 Dr. Tallamy sense of humor - screen your neighbor that you don’t like… 😆 … If not for anything else I encourage to read his books for that very humor.
Thank you! I had just been wondering what were the consequences of NOT raking up my leaves.
After Hurricane Andrew in 1992, I read that live oaks survived upright better than nearly any other tree, including palms.
Look into air pruning boxes.
You can build them.
Your newly planted acorns will have a lot more roots and grow faster.
I have red oaks jumping 3-4 feet a year due to this method.
I have a question please, but first great info.
I want to Plant trees close together to interlock roots but i want them far enough apart to allow grass to grow underneath. I understand different varieties have different root systems but i hope there is a rule of thumb .
Thanks in advance
The hypotheses for masting--at least some of them--seem to suggest a coordinated effort between oaks in a given location. How does that work?
"More compassion for nature..."
Here, here🌱
Is there any purpose for cedars
Maybe provide winter cover for birds?
Yes. Eastern Red Cedar provides a multitude of ecological benefits. In deep snow provides browse and cover for small mammals and deer. Deer will browse in austere winters. The berries are eaten by many species of birds in winter.
Do some oak species produce more caterpillars than others?
Wait inscets bruned the trees for us in the past , but now we have to do it manualy. Well we made our life harder.
My Southern credentials are getting revoked because I 100% thought the Katydid sound was cicadas.
I have baby acorns growing everywhete but 😢 i have small land ....the bluejays 😮😮
Monkey grass under oaks are wonderful
If you have an oak, planting a few non natives removes much of the guilt. 🌳
I planted oaks
I've seen a few of those bugs that cheat in bars. Randall Carlson start to finish. Extinctions require knowledge.
Jay is Oak's life insurance.agent.
Acorns or eggcorns? 😅
Water moves acorns much farther than BlueJays do.
Much proof that it was all designed.
Bless your heart.
I am enjoying your talk very much as I also am a naturalist. I find your asking of “why”questions regarding why an organism has certain features or certain behaviors confusing. Evolution is described as random chance mixing of matter. Evolution does not “know” anything. It is not a thing, or a mind. There cannot be a “why” question. “why”questions are looking for reasons that an organism has certain characteristics. Reasons assume an intent or a plan. Random chance mixing of the basic elements cannot organize; Cannot create the language of DNA. Evolution is merely a naming word for the idea that random chance can create the information systems necessary for life. We are using language to say that no language is needed for life to come into existence. It’s time for a new theory.
900yr lifespan 😳
Excellent talk