With a bumper crop of acorns this year, if you haven’t already planted some, now is the perfect time to give nature a helping hand to create the next generation of oak trees. It’s also ideal to harvest acorns from old trees rather than young ones – and Merchantville has plenty! Old trees have seen it all and survived weather of all sorts, and have built up immunity to pests and diseases. Don’t worry, if you can’t plant your acorns immediately. They can be stored for a few weeks as long as they are kept moist and cool – a sealed container or similar stored in the fridge works well because if they dry out they will not germinate.
This Carbon Community article, covers all you need to know for maximum success. One magic formula – transplanting a handful of topsoil from nearby ancient oaks jump starts nature’s process, injecting mycorrhizal fungi into the soil around your acorns, which will help your young oak to get established successfully.
