Posted by Billy on May 9, 2008, 1:30 am
Posted by y_p_w on May 9, 2008, 12:36 pm
> In article
> > Recently moved into a new neighborhood in the Berkeley Hills. There
> > isn't another California coast live oak for at least half a block, so
> > they must be transported by more than just gravity or wind. A neighbor
> > walking by saw me pulling a few and commented that sometimes birds
> > drop them. I think maybe squirrels might be redistributing them. I
> > found one under my deck (growing between a concrete tile crack), which
> > doesn't have any reasonable path for an acorn to travel unless it was
> > moved there. I'm pretty sure they're sprouting from the acorns, as
> > the few I've pulled usually have the shell of the acorn attached to
> > the root.
> > Not sure what to do other than pull them. I tried using 1% Roundup
> > from a spray bottle, but they seem resistant. I wasn't sure if maybe
> > the leaves had to be cut to improve absorption. Once I visited a
> > local botanical garden, and chatted with some of the gardening crew.
> > They commented that live oak acorns distribute everywhere, and lots of
> > their time is spent pulling saplings from the garden. I sometimes
> > hike on trails where the acorns are just everywhere.
> > We've been having a certain problem in Berkeley with a few planted
> > live oaks that are planned for removal on University of California
> > property.
> Last year was a banner year for oaks in Sonoma county. The acorns were
> the size of walnuts and when they bounced off our roof they became
> dangerous. They would ricochet three or four times before they came to
> rest. They are coming up in my yard in a profusion that I haven't seen
> before, and I have been here 37 years. I have been pulling them up and
> they just keep on coming. Eventually I'll win, but they are really very
> insistent this year.
http://www.sacbee.com/378/story/830070.html
Posted by Phisherman on May 9, 2008, 2:19 pm
wrote:
>> In article
>>
>>
>>
>> > Recently moved into a new neighborhood in the Berkeley Hills. There
>> > isn't another California coast live oak for at least half a block, so
>> > they must be transported by more than just gravity or wind. A neighbor
>> > walking by saw me pulling a few and commented that sometimes birds
>> > drop them. I think maybe squirrels might be redistributing them. I
>> > found one under my deck (growing between a concrete tile crack), which
>> > doesn't have any reasonable path for an acorn to travel unless it was
>> > moved there. I'm pretty sure they're sprouting from the acorns, as
>> > the few I've pulled usually have the shell of the acorn attached to
>> > the root.
>>
>> > Not sure what to do other than pull them. I tried using 1% Roundup
>> > from a spray bottle, but they seem resistant. I wasn't sure if maybe
>> > the leaves had to be cut to improve absorption. Once I visited a
>> > local botanical garden, and chatted with some of the gardening crew.
>> > They commented that live oak acorns distribute everywhere, and lots of
>> > their time is spent pulling saplings from the garden. I sometimes
>> > hike on trails where the acorns are just everywhere.
>>
>> > We've been having a certain problem in Berkeley with a few planted
>> > live oaks that are planned for removal on University of California
>> > property.
>>
>> Last year was a banner year for oaks in Sonoma county. The acorns were
>> the size of walnuts and when they bounced off our roof they became
>> dangerous. They would ricochet three or four times before they came to
>> rest. They are coming up in my yard in a profusion that I haven't seen
>> before, and I have been here 37 years. I have been pulling them up and
>> they just keep on coming. Eventually I'll win, but they are really very
>> insistent this year.
>http://www.sacbee.com/378/story/830070.html
I found a pair of pliers very helpful with yanking up saplings. I
think you're right about the squirrels.
Posted by Bill on May 9, 2008, 2:51 pm
> wrote:
>
> >> In article
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> > Recently moved into a new neighborhood in the Berkeley Hills. There
> >> > isn't another California coast live oak for at least half a block, so
> >> > they must be transported by more than just gravity or wind. A neighbor
> >> > walking by saw me pulling a few and commented that sometimes birds
> >> > drop them. I think maybe squirrels might be redistributing them. I
> >> > found one under my deck (growing between a concrete tile crack), which
> >> > doesn't have any reasonable path for an acorn to travel unless it was
> >> > moved there. I'm pretty sure they're sprouting from the acorns, as
> >> > the few I've pulled usually have the shell of the acorn attached to
> >> > the root.
> >>
> >> > Not sure what to do other than pull them. I tried using 1% Roundup
> >> > from a spray bottle, but they seem resistant. I wasn't sure if maybe
> >> > the leaves had to be cut to improve absorption. Once I visited a
> >> > local botanical garden, and chatted with some of the gardening crew.
> >> > They commented that live oak acorns distribute everywhere, and lots of
> >> > their time is spent pulling saplings from the garden. I sometimes
> >> > hike on trails where the acorns are just everywhere.
> >>
> >> > We've been having a certain problem in Berkeley with a few planted
> >> > live oaks that are planned for removal on University of California
> >> > property.
> >>
> >> Last year was a banner year for oaks in Sonoma county. The acorns were
> >> the size of walnuts and when they bounced off our roof they became
> >> dangerous. They would ricochet three or four times before they came to
> >> rest. They are coming up in my yard in a profusion that I haven't seen
> >> before, and I have been here 37 years. I have been pulling them up and
> >> they just keep on coming. Eventually I'll win, but they are really very
> >> insistent this year.
> >
> >http://www.sacbee.com/378/story/830070.html
>
>
> I found a pair of pliers very helpful with yanking up saplings. I
> think you're right about the squirrels.
I've got a wooden set of pliers with metal grasping support. It is
about 3 feet tall light and pulls stuff without bending over. I looked
about but it seems to be no longer available. This was from Smith &
Hawkins 25 years ago. Perhaps a call for potential out of stock items.
Bill
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> isn't another California coast live oak for at least half a block, so
> they must be transported by more than just gravity or wind. A neighbor
> walking by saw me pulling a few and commented that sometimes birds
> drop them. I think maybe squirrels might be redistributing them. I
> found one under my deck (growing between a concrete tile crack), which
> doesn't have any reasonable path for an acorn to travel unless it was
> moved there. I'm pretty sure they're sprouting from the acorns, as
> the few I've pulled usually have the shell of the acorn attached to
> the root.
>
> Not sure what to do other than pull them. I tried using 1% Roundup
> from a spray bottle, but they seem resistant. I wasn't sure if maybe
> the leaves had to be cut to improve absorption. Once I visited a
> local botanical garden, and chatted with some of the gardening crew.
> They commented that live oak acorns distribute everywhere, and lots of
> their time is spent pulling saplings from the garden. I sometimes
> hike on trails where the acorns are just everywhere.
>
> We've been having a certain problem in Berkeley with a few planted
> live oaks that are planned for removal on University of California
> property.