I just planted up an oak seedling I found in my retaining wall. Same deal as there does not appear to be an oak anywhere in my neighborhood. I believe it is an Oregon White Oak which is indigenous to the PNW. Looking forward to watching progress or our trees.
Nice! My little oak is doing well. I did end up finding the parents, just maybe 50 meters away in a neighbor's yard. I still need to determine the species. I hope your oak is similarly thriving.
Thank you. Good point, maybe it was a bird. After I made this video I began to look for this tree's parent more earnestly I did find several oak trees of what look like the same species within 100 m of my yard - I had just not noticed them in all the years I've lived here.
Thanks for the suggestion. Yes, planting it in a bigger pot or the ground (where I had it previously) would greatly increase its growth rate. I put it in this pot because I envisioned a small tree in a small pot, like in the picture I shared in the video, with a shorter final height than shown here (the large oak leaves will never be to scale). To my understanding, oaks resent root disturbance, so I was afraid if I let it grow much more in the ground I would never be able to successfully transition it into a small pot. I didn't share it in this video, but I'm keeping this pot in a larger pot to allow the roots to escape, which I'm hoping will help the tree grow and maintain vigor. Another reason for my growing it in a small pot now is to intentionally stunt it's growth (to a degree), so that I get short internodes. It's also a bit of an experiment for me, to see how the naturally large leaves reduce. But yes, it's a tiny pot, so for the long term health of the tree, I might need to let it spend a growing season or two in a larger pot in coming growing seasons.
I just planted up an oak seedling I found in my retaining wall. Same deal as there does not appear to be an oak anywhere in my neighborhood. I believe it is an Oregon White Oak which is indigenous to the PNW. Looking forward to watching progress or our trees.
Nice! My little oak is doing well. I did end up finding the parents, just maybe 50 meters away in a neighbor's yard. I still need to determine the species. I hope your oak is similarly thriving.
It could have been a bird. Birds plant as many acorns as squirrels. Nice little tree.
Thank you. Good point, maybe it was a bird. After I made this video I began to look for this tree's parent more earnestly I did find several oak trees of what look like the same species within 100 m of my yard - I had just not noticed them in all the years I've lived here.
hi, your oak need to grow u should give him a bigger pot for the moment
Thanks for the suggestion. Yes, planting it in a bigger pot or the ground (where I had it previously) would greatly increase its growth rate. I put it in this pot because I envisioned a small tree in a small pot, like in the picture I shared in the video, with a shorter final height than shown here (the large oak leaves will never be to scale). To my understanding, oaks resent root disturbance, so I was afraid if I let it grow much more in the ground I would never be able to successfully transition it into a small pot.
I didn't share it in this video, but I'm keeping this pot in a larger pot to allow the roots to escape, which I'm hoping will help the tree grow and maintain vigor.
Another reason for my growing it in a small pot now is to intentionally stunt it's growth (to a degree), so that I get short internodes. It's also a bit of an experiment for me, to see how the naturally large leaves reduce.
But yes, it's a tiny pot, so for the long term health of the tree, I might need to let it spend a growing season or two in a larger pot in coming growing seasons.