{"id":335,"date":"2010-10-16T12:00:51","date_gmt":"2010-10-16T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=335"},"modified":"2010-10-15T18:22:54","modified_gmt":"2010-10-15T22:22:54","slug":"gather-acorns-to-become-mighty-oaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2010\/10\/16\/gather-acorns-to-become-mighty-oaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Gather Acorns To Become Mighty Oaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several species of oaks (<em>Quercus spp<\/em>.) make their home here in the Southern Appalachian region (USDA zones 6 and 7).\u00a0Every 3 &#8211; 5 years, a majestic oak bears a heavy crop of acorns. Squirrels and gardeners gather acorns (seeds) to plant\u00a0oaks for future generations.<\/p>\n<p>Oaks are divided into two groups.\u00a0White, swamp, and bur oaks, with\u00a0rounded non-bristly lobed leaves, comprise the\u00a0white oak group. From August thru December these acorns\u00a0germinate within a few weeks after falling to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The black oak group includes red, pin, shingle and willow oaks. Leaves\u00a0possess one or more\u00a0pointed \u00a0bristled lobes. Acorns do not germinate until spring.<\/p>\n<p>Acorn survival is low unless planted in the soil. Gather up freshly\u00a0fallen ripe (brown) acorns. Dispose of all\u00a0which are discolored,\u00a0have\u00a0tiny holes (from weevils),\u00a0or are exceptionally small in size.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gather and\u00a0sow\u00a0acorns in the fall. Prepare\u00a0a planting bed or nursery row and sow acorns\u00a01 &#8211; 2 inches deep and 6 &#8211; 12 inches apart.\u00a0After 18 &#8211; 24 months, transplant small tree seedlings\u00a0to a wider 3 &#8211; 5 foot spacing\u00a0to grow on for another 1 &#8211; 2 years. \u00a0Maintain weed free beds, and\u00a0fertilize and irrigate for maximum growth.<\/p>\n<p>While slow at the start, nurturing a young oak tree grows to be rewarding\u00a0for you and future generations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several species of oaks (Quercus spp.) make their home here in the Southern Appalachian region (USDA zones 6 and 7).\u00a0Every 3 &#8211; 5 years, a majestic oak bears a heavy crop of acorns. Squirrels and gardeners gather acorns (seeds) to plant\u00a0oaks for future generations. Oaks are divided into two groups.\u00a0White, swamp, and bur oaks, with\u00a0rounded [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[623,7,1],"tags":[624],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=335"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":340,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335\/revisions\/340"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}