I learnt several things here: I’m going to forever call oak nuts “acurns” That acurns float in water if they still have a squirrel snack in them And that I need to find a place in my life as sacred to me as that shelter.
Smart guy and I feel for him. I was going to buy some trees to plant but, since I didn't have the knowledge from this guy, they wouldn't have been native trees. Listen to this man.
Provenance is key, most landowners don’t think about that. They just buy some random tree. I want the same genetics that have been on that property for thousands of years. Those genetics are suited to that climate, and region. We grows thousands of endemic oaks and other native trees. Mostly for the post oak savannah in central TX. This is basically the method we use.
Hey Kyle, I found you on Instagram and am SO happy to see the longer-form videos on YT. I just wanted to say how much I appreciate your work and content and also for sharing more about yourself. Your work is truly inspirational.
I stumbled across one of your shorts, found that I admired your enthusiasm, intelligence, education, projects and work. I'm 65 and starting to do things like this for the first time. I've got half an acre. And some is devoted to gardening, storage and living space. It's in a hundred year old small town neighborhood in Iowa. So I've got about 10,000 square feet of sun and shade I can easily devote to this project. And thinking that if I do it right, some of it can be harvested for food or supplements. Something that can't be done with tall fescue.
I pick up acorns while hiking/hunting/bird watching and plant them around my property every year. Free Oaks, got about 20 growing now of 4 different species.
I loved reading more about your background, thank you for sharing 🙇 Also, thank you for what you do - not just informing the public, but actually taking action while demonstrating how easy it is to do-it-yourself rather than wait for the powers that be.
Absolutely love the work you’re doing, Kyle! I’ve been in college for a few years and definitely plan on bringing up some of your points in my environment ethics thesis next semester. I certainly look forward to the continued success of your channel. Cheers!
God bless you and your family. Though I’ve never met you, I have a strong feeling you have a good and caring heart. Things that matter to you are the things that are important. Thanks for sharing some of these things with us and thank you too for sharing your knowledge.
I love your videos. Truly inspiring. I often link your short about native grasslands to comments on mowing videos. Hope people start reconsidering turf
I'm experimenting with taking a little bit of soil from around the parent tree and adding it to my germination mix. I'm not sure if it does anything yet but after reading how trees are interconnected by fungi in the soil and how naturally sprouted trees do better than man sprouted ones I thought I'd try it and see what happens.
What an interesting thought. I feel like it has an excellent chance of being successful. Also as we learn more about the earth and the interconnectiveness of everything, years from now you may be proven right. 🤓
I've never liked bradford pears. When I learned they're not native. I started to become so disappointed in so many of the larger towns in Arkansas. Conway and Little Rock are full of them. I love what you do. Native plants and ecosystems is 50% what I talk about anymore. My wife is a wildlife biologist and shes all in on restoring native ecosystems too. We both bought the bradford pear shirts. Keep it up man.
Brilliant video. I've been collecting acurns in my woodland in North Wales, UK this year, and have just learned all of the lessons you've set out here. Roadside and trackside is where I collected my most robust seeds. They seem to really thrive in leaf mould- probably maintains local humidity around them. Keep it up!
My favorite way of germinating acorns and any seed is folded up in a wet napkin and air tight sealed in a ziplock bag. I currently have three 2 year old white oaks that I germinated that are doing great!
Kyle, I love the generous and historical value that you hold near and dear to your heart. Thank you for caring for the continued future of our original content of our beautiful forests. Please keep going. This is and inspiring to learn and watch you plant new trees.
This really inspires me to go collect plant seeds off the side of roads. Such a beautiful story. Really can't wait to see more guides from y'all on how to collect seeds, plant them, and maintain native plants that are already established. Hope to share it with more people.
Gah dang. This video had it all. It was heartfelt, informative, interesting, and well made! They're planting maples in my subdivision, even though I requested blackjack oaks because they're native to the region and hardy against drought. I came to your channel because I'm going to grow my own from the local trees. Thanks for the info!
I have planted 5000 native, endemic plants on my farm The seed is collected from the island I live on grown in a nursery on the island and then planted by the locals and me on my farm. Out of the 5000 probably 4000 have survived the first 3 years ( we have had a drought then a flood lol ) But that’s not to bad of a survival rate, and that’s all down to local genetics adapted for our climate and conditions Love what you do mate Thanks from Australia
@@NativeHabitatProject CREPE MYRTLE HELP NEEDED!!! Dude I cut 3 Natchez white Crepe Myrtles that were landscaped on the corners of my grandmothers house in the late 80s. They had gotten overly big so I cut them about 5 years ago. And ever since the runners keep sprouting new growth all over the place. I’ve done everything from killing the stumps to sawzalling the base roots to herbicide but nothing seems to kill it. It’s become me and my grandmother’s arch nemesis. As a result of herbiciding all the new shoots that come up we have killed azaleas and lillies. But still up to 25-30ft away a runner will shoot up and I have to dig out the new root ball that forms. ANY SUGGESTION WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED!
Love your channel. I’ve been growing different species of oaks for close to ten years now. Where I’m from in Georgia we have a lot of White oaks, southern red oaks, post oak and water oak all on my family’s property. Sadly alot has been taken over by privets, but thanks to your greats videos I’m now managing it a lot better. Still a work in progress though. Keep up the good content👍🏻
Great video. Thanks for showing people how easy it is to grow native oak trees. You look around at all these generic neighborhoods, area that have been developed, and they all are typically missing native oak trees. The awesome specialist trees like black Jack, post oaks, swamp chestnuts, etc. we need to add these beauties back into our ecosystems.
Love your videos Kyle. Ran across you recently on here and have been watching and learning more. I have 100 white oak acorns I gathered up on my personal property a few months back. Had them in the fridge in a ziplock bag with dirt from the land. They have all sprouted in the bag. Getting ready to plant them now. Keep up the good work man and thank you for sharing your knowledge!
I made a drinking game... everytime he said "acurn" I took a drink... woke up in the hospital with alcohol poisoning 😋 jk lol i would've died 🤣... never heard acorns called "akerns" or "acurns" before, but now I'm using it 😜 Anyways, as always a lot of great info and tons of passion, loved it 🥰
I did this a few years back with pecans from my BIL's farm, worked great. Did pretty much the same as you, but I kept them in the cool basement over winter.
Thank you so much for this video! I'm working on basically re hauling my whole house and how I live my life to be much more eco-friendly right now. Going to definitely look into germinating some
I purchased a small mill and have been selecting some mature post oaks and they have the best look of any of the wood I’ve cut. I love your attitude on habitat. I have very similar thoughts with acorns and have stratified many ziplock bags of acorns in the fridge.
Sorry to hear about your dad. I have an attachment to places like that as well. My dad loved a Fringe tree (Daddy Grey Beard). Although I have them growing wild around the house, I want to grow one and plant one in my yard in his memory.
You have inspired me so much. I am going to do this too, we have amazing fields of wild flowers under a power line close to where I live,it is in the middle of nowhere, so those will have lived there for thousands of years probably. How else in life can you say your participated in a tradition of thousands of years? Amazing. Thanks so much for the idea.
I enjoyed watching this. My husband and I took a trip to Shenandoah National Park last fall and I brought White Oak acorns home. Didn’t know what to do with them, but wanted to try to germinate them. Put them in a bucket of potting soil and left them outside (in Hillsborough, NC) all winter. I have 4 White Oaks this spring! They’re already a foot tall. I’m so excited that we may have Shenandoah Oaks in our yard.
Love the Video and since I did the work to get the types down you spoke of. I thought I would share the list for anyone else wanting to grow Acorn Varieties said in the Video : Overcup Oak Acorn, Shag bark hickory nuts, Post Oak Acorns, Chinkapin ( Chinquapin) Acorns, Black Jack Oak, Durand Acorns, Swamp Chestnut Acorns.
Love ya videos but oh boy, the way you say acorn has me Rollin. Aye-kern is how you say it . I think I just found another amazing RU-vidr. Can't wait to keep watching and learning all about planting gardens and yards so that you arnt using non natives that could spread and become a problem... Like grass, I hate grass yards. I prefer wandering thyme
wow you have so many oaks in your area, where i live, we only have one native oak and it's very rare now. i'll think about trying to plant one if i ever had extra yard space
In central Wisconsin, you have to be careful to pick Burr or Pin oak acorns, not white or red, unless you know the tree you are gathering from is resistant to oak wilt. We’ve lost fully half of our white oaks and maybe a quarter of the red to the wilt, It’s horrific, and when you have acres and not just a city plot, there’s not much you can do to slow the spread.
Hey, mate. Look up Trees that Please, and soil secrets. Two sister companies in the SW honing in on oak cultivation and soil inoculation. I used to work for a soil scientist in New Mexico, and he also was a oak connoisseurs. You will love it
I have some post oaks seedling I started from acorn I collected in Virginia, they are currently in pots and plan to plant them in a future home in Texas, not local genetics but still a post oak haha
Did you know acorns are edible when proper prepared, and an acre of oak trees grow more food than an acre of corn? Ps sorry for your loss. I'll pray for you
Been following your videos for a minute. I live in the northern section of southeast Louisiana. Do you have any suggestions for books to help with restoring natives in my area? Also any suggestions for native sound barrier plants ? Thanks for the great content
Happy belated Anniversary and you have my condolences for the passing of your father. Just wanted to tell you I think you are a really cool person. Can I be your adopted Grandma? 😉
Any tips on growing hardwood forest after select clear cutting? These Aspen are like weeds and take over. I was going to try grafting apple tree cuttings on some of them.
Here in the US the State Forest Services and/or State Departments of Natural Resources generally publish solid tree ID guides which include most of the common species found in their respective states. State universites or local extension agences are also solid resources. Search something like "[State name] [forest service/dnr/university] tree identification".
@NativeHabitatProject CREPE MYRTLE HELP NEEDED!!! Dude I cut 3 Natchez white Crepe Myrtles that were landscaped on the corners of my grandmothers house in the late 80s. They had gotten overly big so I cut them about 5 years ago. And ever since the runners keep sprouting new growth all over the place. I’ve done everything from killing the stumps to sawzalling the base roots to herbicide but nothing seems to kill it. It’s become me and my grandmother’s arch nemesis. As a result of herbiciding all the new shoots that come up we have killed azaleas and lillies. But still up to 25-30ft away a runner will shoot up and I have to dig out the new root ball that forms. ANY SUGGESTION WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED!
Is it possible to safely do controlled micro burns in the city? We have several tenacious invasives that would be very weak to fire, but I don't want to burn down the neighborhood. Was thinking of mowing a grid of squares as a fire break, and saturate all but the target area with the garden hose, and go one square at a time.
Need to find an oak tree that will grow in zone 4 and 3, where it can get -50° and sometimes even colder on an average winter. We do have non-native fox squirrels in my town Helena Montana unfortunately probably can't get rid of them so maybe we can feed them more to get them bigger for the stupid. At least for the next generations.
I'm overwintering my acorns outside in pots and some of the pots already have tap roots popping out of the bottom. Can this be a problem, I'm worried about that taproot freezing?
My dad has about 5 acres of trees on his property. That's overgrown with poison ivy breyers and privet and I'm wondering if fire might be the solution?
Do those wash pans work like they say they do. My great grandfather had some pans like that but one of those sweet gums fell and destroyed most of his tools and any kind of evidence we could build future generations on. But a Resurrection has taken place and we are beginning a new hybrid race of white oaks. Would love to collaborate my man. You seem very knowledgeable in plants and trees, native or not, facts are facts.....
I have 20acres in north Florida that completely planted in 6 yo slash pines. I want to return the property to its natural conditions with native species. What’s a good local resource I can use to research the species which I should replant?
@@OutlawAlaskan It's an app that allows you to become a citizen scientist, report your observations & crowd source information about your local environment. Should help you with your project of restoring your 20 acres in Florida. Good luck & keep us updated. Heck, start filming now so we can see the before & after! 🙂
I downloaded it last night and started to learn it, thanks for the solid recommendation. I hadn’t planned to film anything at the property just yet but the plans are in the works.
