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Re: Acquiring/Planting Bur Oaks

If you have decided to grow your oaks from seed or seedling, this might be
of interest:

I've read about and seen a great way to get oaks to grow quite quickly.
After the oak seedling is taller than about 2-3 inches, you can place
vertical plastic cylinders around them.  These cylinders can be purchased
commercially and are about 4 inches in diameter and 3-5 feet tall.  Using 
these tubes, you can get the tree to grow out of the top of the cylinder 
(up to 3-5 feet) in 1 or 2 summers. This gets the leaves and growing
points above the rabbits, fires, shade, etc.

I think the theory is that the increased humidity, decreased sunlight, and
protection from animals, wind, etc allow the plants to grow amazingly
fast, but I would guess that they aren't as resistant to fires as their
bark is probably not as thick, and the tubes themselves are probably
flamable so watch out!

Hope this helps.
Chris Hauser



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