Fish
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Only the seedlings ive planted to fill in here and there. Werent many deer here when i first planted.
They wear out the trellis trees. I thought about electric, and still might do it. I aint much of a fence builder.
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Sawtooth Oaks
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They wear out the trellis trees. I thought about electric, and still might do it. I aint much of a fence builder.
Fish
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Thought I would share a few pics on what sawtooths can do for screening after they've been cut. These trees were thinned and this is all regrowth from the untreated stump. Not bad...
I could hide behind here.....
Not much regrowth on this stump.... maybe they ate it.
On another note, sawtooths hinge great. I will get some pics when I get back out to a few of my hinged sawtooths.
I could hide behind here.....
Not much regrowth on this stump.... maybe they ate it.
On another note, sawtooths hinge great. I will get some pics when I get back out to a few of my hinged sawtooths.
Fish
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June 11, 2017
I walked out and checked on some Miscanthus Giganteus grass today and stopped to look at a few sawtooth oaks I'd planted along the edge about 10 years ago.
They've gotten tall......
And because they are growing along the edge with plenty of sunlight, they have branched out wide....
Then I noticed this year's bumper crop!
At chest height no less.
These few trees alone will produce bushels of acorns this coming October. And all that deer activity will be right here on the Home 10 as we gear up to the rut.
I can't wait to get over to the Little Blue property and check on the sawtooths I tubed up from potted seedlings back in March. Those things should be 10 feet tall by now.
I walked out and checked on some Miscanthus Giganteus grass today and stopped to look at a few sawtooth oaks I'd planted along the edge about 10 years ago.
They've gotten tall......
And because they are growing along the edge with plenty of sunlight, they have branched out wide....
Then I noticed this year's bumper crop!
At chest height no less.These few trees alone will produce bushels of acorns this coming October. And all that deer activity will be right here on the Home 10 as we gear up to the rut.
I can't wait to get over to the Little Blue property and check on the sawtooths I tubed up from potted seedlings back in March. Those things should be 10 feet tall by now.
mattpatt
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On average how long does it take for sawtooths to start bearing acorns? We have some trees that are 8-9' tall planted in 2013 but don't have any acorns.
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mattpatt
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Thanks that's kind of what I figured. We should have some next year.
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Nebraskaz71
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Always amazed at the sawtooth oak threads, I've had no luck at all with them, outta roughly 40 I have two left and one of those is basically dead and will soon be replaced with a pear. Mine remain highly yellow sometimes turning white before getting brown spots and dying each year. I thought it was from being to wet but its extremely dry right now and happening again.
Nebraskaz71
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I blame it on ph as well, although 30ft away I have several swamp white oaks that seem to be growing fine. Typically the ph on my farm is anywhere from 6.2 to about 7.5. There is bur oaks on the bluffs around here but not a single native oak growing on any of my bottom ground. Luckily most of the various oaks I have planted at the moment are doing ok!
Nebraskaz71
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All of my ground is bottom ground, heavy deep black soil. I'm sorta between two rivers with bluffs on either side a few miles away. Bur oaks atleast grow great on it. Just jealous of the sawtooth folks on here haha
Fish
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Ive planted them on ground that does flood every spring and some summers. They are just fine. But the soil drains well where i planted them.
Ive planted in wet clay on the same property and lost them all.
Nebraskaz71
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Maybe last year being so wet did them in and they are still dying because of it this year.
Native Hunter
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June 11, 2017
I walked out and checked on some Miscanthus Giganteus grass today and stopped to look at a few sawtooth oaks I'd planted along the edge about 10 years ago.
They've gotten tall......
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And because they are growing along the edge with plenty of sunlight, they have branched out wide....
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Then I noticed this year's bumper crop!
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These few trees alone will produce bushels of acorns this coming October. And all that deer activity will be right here on the Home 10 as we gear up to the rut.
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I can't wait to get over to the Little Blue property and check on the sawtooths I tubed up from potted seedlings back in March. Those things should be 10 feet tall by now.
Fish, thanks for the pictures. I'm getting my first crop of sawtooths this year, and the crop looks heavy.
But, those pics you just posted show acorns that are 5 times bigger than the ones I'm seeing so far. Any guess as to why my acorns would be so small comparted to yours at this stage?
Fish
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Interesting. I will make a point to check other trees soon. Maybe the picture is deceiving. They are the size of a plump pea.
Native Hunter
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I will try to remember and take some pics of mine this weekend.
