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- Plant acorn - this is how the fruit becomes a tree
- Pull an oak out of acorns
- Only use mature acorns
- Keep acorns cool
- Plant acorns
- Tips & Tricks
Plant acorn - this is how the fruit becomes a tree
It takes time for a big oak tree to grow out of an acorn. The patience is worth it, because in Germany, hardly a tree is as old and big as an oak. Tips for planting acorns.
Pull an oak out of acorns
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Only use mature acorns
Collect the acorns directly from the tree. The fruits are ripe when they are shiny brown and can be easily detached from the cap.
Put the acorns in a water bath. All the fruits floating up, throw them away because they are lazy.
Keep acorns cool
Acorns germinate only after a prolonged period of cool temperatures.
Place the slightly wet acorns in a freezer bag for 40 to 45 days in the refrigerator.
Make sure that the fruits do not rot and that they are neither too dry nor too moist.
Plant acorns
After no more than 45 days, the acorns are planted, regardless of whether they have already germinated or not.
Prepare small, clean pots of garden soil.
Insert the acorns with the root end down into the pot and cover them with about two centimeters of soil.
Once the acorns have developed their long taproots, plant them or put them in the spring in the desired location in the garden.
Tips & Tricks
Of course, you can plant acorns directly in the field. However, then there is a risk that squirrels and mice use it. To be on the safe side, you should put a larger amount of acorns so that at least some remain.
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