For a long time past those times when on sites only fruit trees were planted have bypassed. Today trees are planted in dachas not only with an eye on the future harvest, but also for the soul. That's why today's article is devoted to how to properly plant an oak on the site.
Interesting about oaks
Oaks are not without reason considered to be a symbol of longevity and fortress, because their life span ranges from 500 to 1500 years. In height, the oaks do not stretch much - not a little, but by 50 meters. In total, there are more than five hundred species of this plant in nature, but in our country there is often an oak tree, it is also ordinary English.
How to plant an oak?
So, you decided to decorate your plot with this beautiful and noble tree. There are two ways how to properly plant it - transplant the young oak seedlings from the nearest line (as an option - buy in the nursery) or grow from an acorn. Let's consider both of these options.
How to plant an acorn?
The most important step in this method of planting an oak tree is to correctly choose an acorn and successfully save it until spring. It is in the spring that we will plant an acorn, because planted in autumn, he risks being eaten by mice. Therefore, in early October, go to the nearest oak tree for the last remaining on its branches acorns, from which we will select several of the largest and healthy.
The collected seeds are sent to the basement or refrigerator until the spring, packed in a ventilated container and slightly moistened from time to time. In spring, we put the acorns in a container of water and weed out those that will come up - they died during the wintering process.
As soon as the last frosts pass, and the soil gets warm enough, the acorns are planted in the open ground, at a distance of 20-30 cm from each other. In the soil, acorns should be laid horizontally, deepening by 20-30 mm and slightly sprinkling with earth. Germination of the acorn is quite long and begins with the appearance of the root. Only after 1-1,5 months after the root, the acorn releases an escape.
How to plant an oak from a seedling?
When planting oak in this way, you need to remember about the features of the root system of this tree, which forms one long main root and a lot of lateral roots. The success of planting an oak seedlings is to minimize its roots.
Plant the oak seedlings better in the early spring, before the first leaves appear on it. The place for the oak is chosen well-lit, protected from wind and stagnation of groundwater. In the ground a stick is made with a stick about 25 cm, in which a seedling is planted and the soil is rammed around.