![]() Collect acorns as soon as they fall from the tree.Īcorns from species in the white oak group germinate right away in the fall, so they need to be planted immediately. Planting an acorn or small seedling is the best way to go. dwarf chestnut oak), most oaks will become large trees much faster than you think, so picture the area a mature oak (and its root system) will occupy in 20 years. Although some species remain small even when mature (e.g. ![]() The good news is that all of these problems-transplant difficulties, root-bound plants, and expense-can be easily avoided if you plant your oaks when they are small. It is now over 30 feet tall, and I can assure you, I am enjoying it! I am writing this as I sit under a willow oak that I planted 16 years ago from an acorn. I have heard landscape professionals tell clients not to plant oaks because they won’t live long enough to enjoy them. Oaks also have a reputation for being slow-growing. Trees that have been root pruned when successively moved to larger containers have a good chance of survival, but will not be as vigorous as a tree planted directly from an acorn. A potted oak that is 5 feet tall may be root-bound, with a high probability of choking itself to death once in the ground. Oak roots grow so fast that a potted oak can become root-bound in a single season. Photo by: shapencolour / Alamy Stock Photo. At maturity, red oaks reach 50 to 75 feet tall with an equal spread. Several Quercus rubra (red oak) line a driveway. ![]()
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