Re: Why aren't there acorns on my little oaks?

 wrote:


Most trees don't fruit for the first however-many years-- the energy goes into
growing a good root system.  With some fruit trees, you're told to strip the
fruit for the first few years, to encourage a sturdier tree.

My guess is that oaks, being long-lived, take longer to hit silvan puberty!

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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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 Chookie wrote:

Makes sense. I'm amazed at how they thrive at my place, they really like the
awful conditions. You know what other non-native tree likes it? Chinese
Elms! I haven't had any of those little flying seeds from them, either, come
to think of it.

I appreciate any tree that'll grow well in the dry, the rocks and the wind.

I might go prowl around Braddon after work, that's where I got the original
acorns from.


--
ant

 
ant wrote:

Olives spring to mind. You state that you are near Braddon so I guess
you are in or near the ACT, if that is the case then olives should do
well, there is apparently a massive olive tree near Cooma on the old
Hamilton Hume (I think) estate, saw it on the TV the other night.

If Oaks are doing well then you could also consider Walnuts, Chesnuts,
Almonds as well as differnt varieties of Oak such as Cork and Pin Oaks.

 

Slow in this region but do well with water and a good care regime.


Needs good,regular water.


Hate theh cold but OK in suburbia if there is no late frost.

 Farm1 wrote:

Not in suburbia!   I've never noticed much wind down in Canberra. This wind
makes the water in my loo slosh around.  It's a bit warmer than canberra up
here though, so I might investigate almonds, could be interesting.

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ant