15.6.2024: Our little oak tree nursery

The seed remaining after the winter was grown in our small breeding station (oak nursery) under completely different soil conditions.
Sometimes lime gravel is used, sometimes one-year-old worm humus, horse manure that has been stored for a very long time and coffee residues (for an acidic soil).

The result is pretty good, even if not everything worked (we learn something new every year).
Small quantities of seedlings can also be sold on request at info@umweltschutz-und-lebenshilfe.de. However, growth is not guaranteed, as summer is considered a sub-optimal season.
Time for transplanting oak seedlings (unless: The transplanter constantly takes good care of the tree (watering, shading, optimal soil and living conditions).
However, it is not always easy in the first 2-3 years. For oak species, spring (until mid-April) or fall (until the beginning of November) are the best times for repotting.
The situation is of course different for permanent green species from (almost) tropical regions.

Some of the saplings in the oak nursery (including some very rare species, especially from Mexico) are currently just 2-3 centimeters high.
An insider tip: After the seedlings arrive by post, shorten the tiny fine roots by a few millimeters using a scalpel or very sharp scissors. We have had good experiences with this trick here.

On request, photos of individual species will of course be sent separately in advance.
Small quantities of substrates are also sent free of charge for the first 2 years during transportation.
Small quantities are currently distributed by:
Quercus douglasii, Quercus dentata, ….crassipes, hypoxantha, depressa, greggi, hypoleucoides, aff. miqhuihuanensis, sinuata var breviloba, hirtifolia, saltillensis,
heterophilla, ellipsoidalis, faginea, ithaburensis, cerris, jolonensis, wutaishanica, lobata, dentata, cerris, suber….

The small sprouts are sold at prices ranging from 2 to 8 euros per seedling (depending on species, severity of cultivation, severity of finding, import, etc.).

It is also currently time to organize new seeds. A Herculean task, but also a lot of fun.
We are currently working hard to organize rare oak species from Armenia, for example, as well as a species from Mallorca that only occurs regionally and various species from Asia. The customs regulations in particular are sometimes a horror.
A lot of time is currently being invested in organizing clean, good seed of Quercus tomentella and Quercus pontica. Sometimes private collectors can be found on Facebook & Co. who go on the hunt in the fall for a fee.

Below are many many pictures. Some oak leaves have traces of stork dung. 2 stork chicks in the eyrie above the small tree nursery have made it and will hopefully fly off to a long life in the next few days 🙂

See also:

Buying acorns internationally

Buying acorns internationally. Special oaks, acorns and other seeds for collectors and plant enthusiasts. Many species resistant to global warming. Many climate trees. E.g. seeds of plane trees, pines, cypresses and more…
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