Oak Tree Info PLEASE!!

buzzy

HI i has 8 oak tree seeds that have just sprouted and i need infomation on them so if anyone could help it would be GREAT.

Thanks heaps
Buzzy.

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Frank Kelly

Keep them in open ground for about 5 years undercutting the main taproot after 2 - 3 years. Start the training after the 5 years.

I've had an oak grown from seed for about 12 years and its just starting to look something. I once spoke to an established bonsai grower some years ago who recommended that oaks be placed in the ground for a season every five years to keep oaks healthy. Does anyone else follow this or has anyone continued growing oaks as bonsai in pots without die back or other problems? (pests notwithsatnding )

FredL

Isn't the subject of Oaks rather broad? Here in the Ozarks, our native Oaks are considered very poor subjects for Bonsai with very large leaves that don't reduce well and a strong aversion to having their roots tampered with. I wish it wasn't so; the ground here was covered with acotrns last Fall. In California, just about all the native Oaks are terrific for Bonsai.

May I ask what Oaks we're talking about?

Fred