the kidd

well i hunt in texas and we have plenty of oaks they just dont have the nutrition it takes in order to give lots of acorns and i wanted to know what was the feertilizer or the things i can do to make them bigger and more nutritional......

alsaqr

i have heard that you should fertilize the white oak trees since deer like white oak acorns best.
Good luck.

the kidd

yea i know but i have nowhite oak atleast i dont think i do but we have alot of live oak that give lots of acorns also just not as much

timbercruiser

The need for water at the right time of the year is probably more important than the fertilizer.

the kidd

and at what time would that be tc[timbercruiser]

Tigerfan

A guy in Alabama that has a pay hunt place told me one time that he fertlizes certain oaks on his place. They have fertilizer sticks that stick into the ground and should be placed in the water shed of the tree. (Where the water rolls off the limbs and leaves to hit the ground) You may want to check with your local Co-op to check the amount you should use per tree size.

timbercruiser

It isn't just one certain time of the year they need water. Drought years usually mean low mast amounts, unless the trees have a good sub-surface water supply. It takes two years for Red Oaks acorns to mature from blossom and one year for White Oaks, so there is a long period especially on the Red Oaks that drought could cause them to cast their fruit.

the kidd

so theres no way of helping it besides water ...i think thats what ur sayin

the kidd

and tiger fan thats exactly what my uncle said but he also said he wasnt to sure so thats why i posted it on here

Dan O.

the kidd; fertilization will help any tree if that's the limiting factor for growth or crop. If you have sufficient water then fertilization would be a logical next step to increase yields. I use a pry bar to poke 12" deep holes at the the trees drip line. The I pour about a cup of 10-10-10fertilizer into each hole. In my orchard I just broadcast the fertilizer but it takes years for the phosphate to work it's way down to the root zone.

The attached article showed how trees vary in yield from year to year. Don't worry about the first part, just skip down to the graphs that show yield by year and species. Oaks can have several off years before bearing a bumper crop.

http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/rp/rp_srs020.pdf


Dan O.