How to Grow an English Oak Tree from an Acorn / Seed / Nut

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[@xyz8512]

I planted an English acorn when I was approximately 20. I'm 57 now and it's about a foot in diameter and it started producing acorns at least 5 years ago. I just took a few acorns to try to get babies from this guy. But I had to pull them off the tree bc everything on the ground was rotten or eaten. Fall will be starting soon so I'll keep them damp and cool for now. Fingers crossed!

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Oh yea they grow quite slowly which is why the wood from them is so dense and good for woodworking. Good luck with growing your acorns!

[@xyz8512]

@@PhillWyattProjects Thank you!

[@noahjones1192]

Thanks for the video. We are planting an English Oak to commemorate the birth of our firstborn son.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Wonderful!

Hello my friend, These types of oak trees also grow in our country. A huge oak tree made of an acorn. For me, the development of plants and creatures in nature is impressive. Thank you for sharing how to grow this oak tree. See you. stay healthy and happy. Greetings.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks 👍 I agree. Stay well 😁

@@PhillWyattProjects 👏👏👏👏👏

[@peterbooth2804]

Started doing something similar just before covid but with conker trees. Tried oaks but failed but will try again after watching this. Thankyou. I tend to give the saplings at two/three years old to folks to plant out in the wilds who wish to remember a loved one. Obviously they have to be mindful where they plant but farmers have taken them too for rewilding. Doing a bit to save the plant!

[@PhillWyattProjects]

That sounds great 👍🏻 I like Oak Trees it's good to Increase their numbers.

[@planterbanter]

Thanks for a great video. I've collected some myself (Autumn here in Australia) and am going to attempt it for the first time :)

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks 👍 your welcome.

[@fishygirl3548]

Australian here too! How is your oak going?

[@planterbanter]

@@fishygirl3548 they’re going well! I moved to Canada briefly so I gave them all away (planted on friends properties) :) I’ve done some here in Canada too and they’re in their second year in the ground!

[@andyyoung3233]

Great video mate I'm now going out on the hunt for acorns, Thanks.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Oh yea you should find some it's a good time of year 👍🏻

[@geansai333]

Phill Wyatt - very beautiful video. Your production style and your voice are quite soothing to listen to, I have to confess. Keep it up! - Also do you have an equivalent vid for beech I wonder?

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thank you very much 🙂 I don't have one for Beech but thanks for the idea. I plan to make more of these plant videos soon. 👍🏻

[@SujMenon]

Need to try this next Jan. Good overview Phil

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Cheers Suj 👍

[@traceyculyer5811]

I have several growing in my pots, I just planted an acorn with a tiny shoot, their easy to grow really. You do have to occasionally pot them on once they reach around a foot high and keep wild life away. Behold the wisdom of an oak tree. away

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Yea they take care of themselves. I wish I had room to grow a big tree🙂

[@Thesidingsworkshop]

Interesting video Phill, you explained things really well 👍

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks Dan much appreciated 👍

[@frogtastic1000]

Planted 3 acorns in a pot today!

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Excellent 👌🏻 🌲

[@AJediSurvivor]

Nice one pal. You should see the one I planted a couple of years ago. It's about a foot tall already and growing acorns 😁

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks 👍🏻 cool I would plant one in the ground but I have a small garden so maybe not.

[@Videoholic.2598]

Great vid, i have two in pot's the same size as your 2 year old plant's. When can you take em out pot's and transfer them to the wild

[@PhillWyattProjects]

I would say now is a good time although if you have rabbits around or deer, maybe let them get a bit bigger and cover them with some sort of protection.

[@garvielloken3929]

Excellent!

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Thanks Garviel👍

[@Ultrapro011]

English oaks look awesome in your country, where i live its hot and while they can live they do not grow tall

[@PhillWyattProjects]

I also like the look of them here. Horse chestnuts can get really big here too.

[@DJ-uk5mm]

Thanks 👍🏼

[@PhillWyattProjects]

No problem 👍

[@mraash]

Hi. Thanks for your video. Quick question, all the acorns I found on the floor last year were all broken or had worms so I picked a few off the tree and I’m keeping it in a damp paper towel inside a container in the fridge. Hoping they will continue to ripen until around jan when I can plant them in a pot. Am I on the right track or making a mess of this?! Thanks.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Hi Ash, I would personally keep the acorn dry. it doesn't need moisture until it wants to germinate in spring. If you keep it wet now it could rot. Wait as long as you can before picking one off a tree. Its not yet October.

[@mraash]

@@PhillWyattProjects sounds like a plan. Thanks Phill!

[@moonlunae1160]

Hello, I planted my acron in a pot last fall for the first time. Now it has couple leafs but they begin to dry out. I keep them indoors. Is it normal ? Nice video ✌️

[@PhillWyattProjects]

The leaves will still fall off every winter even if you keep it indoors it's like a natural clock.

[@moonlunae1160]

@@PhillWyattProjects Oh okay. I thought it was dying.. 😅 Thank you for replying ✌️

[@Kai-wf5tg]

can you plant acorns without a shoot? I nought a bag of them , it's beginning of january rn

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Yes you can the shoot should come out when it starts to warm up.

[@dogsareawomansbestfriend]

I planted acorns inside since the squirrels kept stealing the tree. Within months the tree is growing so fast.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Great! 😃

[@robbiegiles1029]

What is a good size pot to plant them in As I only have big ones that is 1ft tall and 1ft wide but I think it will be ok

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Yea I think that size will be fine.

[@robbiegiles1029]

@@PhillWyattProjects ok thank you

[@RobyOfGaming]

Is garden soil good for english oak?

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Yes it should be fine.

[@raphlvlogs271]

what type of grass was that, near the end of the video?

[@PhillWyattProjects]

It's Carex Pendula

[@rodneyhorne945]

Hi I live in Melbourne Australia . We have lots of oak trees. It is almost impossible to find acorns that have started germinating How do you get acorns to germinate . I have collected a10 litre bucket of acorns and I have put them in damp soil with no result . We don’t get snow in Melbourne or cold that you get in the UK . Is that the reason ?

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Have you tried planting them, keeping them damp, and then leaving them for several months? They are slow to germinate. You might need to put them in the fridge for a few weeks then plant them to trick them which can encourage germination. They have evolved so that the seeds waits through winter before germinating. They need to go through a period of cold.

[@ananda_krishnan_r]

Is it possible to grow English Oak at a temperature of 20 - 30 degree Celsius

[@PhillWyattProjects]

I suppose so. But you might need to truck the seed by putting it in the freezer

[@ananda_krishnan_r]

Phill what's the maximum temperature in your area.....

[@PhillWyattProjects]

@@ananda_krishnan_r well, this year it went up to around 30 degrees

[@rupowell2821]

How soon should they be repotted..anybody??

[@PhillWyattProjects]

Depends on the size of the pot.

[@raphlvlogs271]

so they do need a short cold stratification period.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

I think they do yes. Trick them by putting them in the fridge maybe.

[@k-2so392]

Not really

[@esmaistuu]

My english oaks are growing much faster for some reason.

[@PhillWyattProjects]

That's cool👍 they grow slowly here

[@esmaistuu]

@@PhillWyattProjects where are you from