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Oak trees and acorns
Posted on 1/19/12 at 12:09 pm
Posted on 1/19/12 at 12:09 pm
Trying to get an area on my lease ready for bow season next fall. I was told fertilizing the area around the base of an oak tree would ensure acorn production in the fall. Is this true? If so, when is the best time to put out the fertilizer? Are spikes better than the granulated kind? Thanks
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Posted on 1/19/12 at 12:17 pm to Deaux-nut
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If so, when is the best time to put out the fertilizer?
if like other trees, now I believe
Posted on 1/19/12 at 12:22 pm to Deaux-nut
also try and find a white oak tree...deer in my area seem to prefer these over the normal smaller acorns..
Posted on 1/19/12 at 12:25 pm to Deaux-nut
if you disk around the edges, it will help. you're stimulating new root growth and you put the tree in 'survival' mode. it will put out more acorns because you have tricked it into thinking it is in danger.
i recommend going outside the drip line, should you try it..
i recommend going outside the drip line, should you try it..
Posted on 1/19/12 at 12:26 pm to Deaux-nut
I'm not sure how next year will be, but this year was the highest acorn producing year I have ever seen, by far.
It was simply amazing how many they had this year. And with it being dry all winter and hardly any freezes, they are still there and the deer are still munching on them. I can't get them to eat rice bran or soy beans.
It was simply amazing how many they had this year. And with it being dry all winter and hardly any freezes, they are still there and the deer are still munching on them. I can't get them to eat rice bran or soy beans.
Posted on 1/19/12 at 12:27 pm to Deaux-nut
Just wondering, but wouldnt the amount of acorns put off have to do with the amount of water that the tree gets during the year? I am sure it would help by putting some fertilizer around it but small and large acorn crops always has to do with amount of moisture the tree gets. I guess what I am asking is, would fertilizer make that much of a difference?
Posted on 1/19/12 at 1:12 pm to Deaux-nut
I fertilize my lawn, and all my oak trees produce like crazy. Literally, there are so many acorns on the ground it is impossible to walk without falling down. Ridiculous.
Posted on 1/19/12 at 2:09 pm to Deaux-nut
Our acorn crop this year was retarded. Walking to my stand was like walking through the ball bit at chuck-e-cheese.
Feeder did nothing but keep coons and possumfricks fat all year.
Feeder did nothing but keep coons and possumfricks fat all year.
Posted on 1/19/12 at 5:27 pm to Deaux-nut
This is true. Deer prefer fertilized food sources over unfertilized. They naturally are attracted to the higher nutrient content of the fertilized food source. This applies to browse, food plots, etc. So, don't ignore honeysuckle, greenbrier or other green food stuffs. Fertilizer will increase their total production and make it more attractive to deer. This is very effective in areas where baiting is not legal.
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