A briefing on oak regeneration ecology

A briefing on oak regeneration ecology
Oaks make up a broad group of plants that play important roles in diverse ecosystems in the US and across the globe. This presentation will give a briefing on general oak reproduction biology and regeneration ecology using examples from recent research on the associated topics. Topics will include flowering, masting, and stressors. The focus is on the formation of flowers, fruit and seed germination. Presented 15 February 2023 by Dr. David McGill of West Virginia University, Professor and state forest extension specialist.

[@bobbyadkins885]

Excellent presentation!

[@browpetj]

Great presentation gents. Thanks.

[@CheeferSutherland]

Awesome presentation. Anyone interested in getting further into how pollinators are affected then check out Doug Tallamy as was mentioned. Really an excellent resource and fun to read/listen to him or his content. I’ve many northern red oak and white oak I’m planting daily. Hoping to do my part in restoring the forests in our own backyards, also hoping that others will as well. It’s as simple as getting acorns and planting them in a pot then transplanting to a bigger pot and eventually to the ground. Or straight to ground at acorn and just trim around gently and deer cage it then do your best to protect it. If you need to store them then sand in a plastic bag with water is a good substrate I’ve put them in and into the fridge. They’ll actually break open on their own in the bag or some will. We absolutely cannot rely on politicians or governments to do anything for us, it must be done on our own and can be achieved by restoring our backyards. Anyhow, thank you again for this insightful information.

[@buroakenthusiast6107]

Cool! Advanced stuff. Not long before my bur oaks are loaded with catkins!

[@terrybarnes5266]

I envy you lol, in Northern MI we got about 3 months to go before that happens.