Asking for more help with my woods

[Rat Rod Mac]

I just posted here a couple of days ago asking about what kind of grass I should
plant on my recently timbered woods logging roads. Now I'm back asking if any of
you know of a good nursery where I can buy between 700 and a 1,000 white oak
seedlings. I get catalogs from different places, but they want twenty bucks per tree.
I think these are more for the homeowner type plantings. I need a wholesale type
of nursery. Years ago I bought some seedlings from the state (Ohio), but they have
since closed their nurseries here. If any of you have information on a good source
for a large purchase, I would certainly appreciate it. Thank you again. RRM

 

[EddieWalker]

Best resource for finding stuff like that for me has been the Ag Extension here in Texas. They have offices all over the state, and you just walk in and tell them what you are wanting to do, and they have a dozen brochures on that topic. The will not recommend a supplier, but will give you a list to choose from. I'd be surprised if your state didn't have something like that too.

 

[Bird]

I thought, when you said you needed help with your woods, that you were a wannabe golfer who needed help, like most of us wannabe golfers.:laughing:

 

[Thomas]

Does your state offer Tree Farmer program which might help?

 

[jeff9366]

A more focused title, such as NEED 1,000 WHITE OAK SEEDLINGS will yield better results.

Half the participants here think you have an ongoing problem with a Wood's implement.

You need to enter your LOCATION in your T-B-N profile.

Two strikes against valuable replies.

 

[oosik]

When we first move here 35+ years ago - we planted - oak(of some kind), Mt Ash, weeping willow, etc, etc. The idea being - get some trees growing here other than our only OEM kind - Ponderosa pine.

We were able to purchase, in bulk, from the Forrest Service. They were very young, very small (1' to 2' high) but we got them for 45 cents to 75 cents for each little tree. And if we purchased over a certain $$ amount we got even a further reduction. As I remember we would get 250 to 350 small trees for around $115. We did this until the Forest Service quit the program - about 6 to 8 years.

The survival rate was very low because they were so small, it gets so dam hot here in the summer, we planted in all areas of our 80 acres and it was a PITA to keep them watered, some of the trees proved to be very tasty to the deer. Anyhow - I now have small groupings of non-native trees in various spots all over the property.

Give you local Forest Service organization a call - they may not have such a plan but I'll bet they know somebody locally that does.

 

[oosik]

Unless I'm mistaken Rat Rod Mac lives in Ohio. But your location is a very legitimate request.

 

[TnAndy]

Rake up 2,000 white oak acorns, stick them in a big, raised bed of peat moss/potting soil, keep damp, let them grow a year, and you'll have what you need !

 

[Garandman]

Posting questions like this without posting your location in your profile means you will get lots of irrelevant advice.

 

[smstonypoint]

Ohio's Division of Forestry Web site links to WV's Division of Forestry for seedlings. It looks like 1,000 one-year old white oak seedlings would cost you $500: http://www.wvcommerce.org/App_Media/assets/publications/naturalresources/Forestry/Clements_order_form.pdf.

Steve