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I noted Scott R.'s suggestion above for a 14' length of woven wire farm fence. I do something similar...although I cut a 17' length. That gives me a diameter of about 6ft...which seems to prevent most (not all) leaning over the fence to nip young shoots. Here in Michigan there are many...

Dtree asks: "Have you tried putting your acorns in a box or bag of wet leaves in the basement to stratify them before planting? Not exactly, but close. I have put them into an open plastic baggie along with a 50/50 mix of coarse sand and spaghum moss (supposedly the moss is acidic and...

Last fall I direct seeded English oak acorns into two fence rows using the Blue-X direct-seeder tubes. Dropped two acorns per tube and then a fistful of potting soil on top. About half (of 32 tubes) germinated and are now growing a strong seedling. I used the same procedure to direct seed...