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Re: Acquiring/Planting Bur Oaks

Chris Hauser wrote...

>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


Is there a plant physiologist out there who can address this?  I was
wondering if there is a slightly elevated carbon dioxide level in the tube.
I'm pretty sure plants benefit from this. I'm surprised the trees don't
bake under plastic. I like the "protection from animals theory".

JAR
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