A bonus, didn't expect this

[GerryW]

Had one start to germinate, so planted three that were sat together, and thought that the frost had got them all, but.....

[GerryW]

Thinking about putting one into a strong pot and giving it to the grandson, the other, I'll pot on and keep in a plunged pot once it gets big enough (I've got a blackthorn that I did the same to about 10 years ago) the acorns were massive, easily the size of my thumb!

[Guest]

Nice

[rtfoe]

What plant is that Gerry?

Cheers,
Richard

[colin m]

I heard a quote the other day, 'What's the best time to plant a tree, 10 years ago'

[GerryW]

What plant is that Gerry?

Cheers,
Richard

They're Oak trees, Richard - so not 'difficult' to grow over here, but it's the first time that I've tried to grow them in a pot with any success.

I heard a quote the other day, 'What's the best time to plant a tree, 10 years ago'

Yep, but you don't plant them for yourself, you plant for your children and grand-children - heard it said that an oak grows for 200 years, lives for 200 years and takes 200 years to die.

[GerryW]

Nice

Thanks Laurie, have tried buying bonzai trees in the past, but they've never survived for long, so thought that I'd try from scratch with one that will stay outside.

[Fernando N]

Nice to have them growing Gerry, I've got one in the backyard growing for four years now by chance.
Half a meter per year going up getting spoiled by the neighbors vegetablegarden:smiling:

[GerryW]

Nice to have them growing Gerry, I've got one in the backyard growing for four years now by chance.
Half a meter per year going up getting spoiled by the neighbors vegetablegarden:smiling:

Good going, I think that I'll try and keep the one that I'll be keeping to something like a meter high (about the same as the blackthorn I've got) though don't know what my grandson will do with his!

[Tim Marlow]

Nice one. A mature oak can house over 270 species of bird and insect…..not many trees come close to that!

[GerryW]

Nice one. A mature oak can house over 270 species of bird and insect…..not many trees come close to that!

Yes, probably be a few more with a load of ivy
Must admit that my parents grave is marked by an oak (no stone)