oak and chestnut

Hello i need some help with some young oak and chestnut trees , they are in small pots at the mo and time has come to move them into bigger pots as the spot to plant them won,t be ready for a while . What type of compost / soil should i put them in and in shade or sun and how moist do i keep them etc etc any advice welcomed. Thanks Andy:gnthb:

 

I have a 100 or so very small Oak/Chestnuts at work (from acorns and conkers). They were potted in a peat free coir/tree bark compost and are growing well.They are in the sun but in a sheletered spot. At the very young stage they should not be allowed to dry out.

 

Thanks for that ,is this a compost you made yourself or garden center type if so can you remember name of maker or if anybody has any ideas on this type of compost mainly a name would help please send me a post Regards Andy

 

I am sure GC's would sell this kind of compost but the ones I mentioned are grown at work and my supply came on an artic on 7 pallets!!

 

a ha ok i will see what i can find thanks , ANDY

 

I think I would just buy some JI no 3 add a bit of extra peat, say 25%,(most JI seems to turn to mud when it gets wet), and perhaps a bit of osmacote fertilizer.
Should last them for another year, and keep them moving.

I'd keep them in a sunny spot but not to let them dry out too much.

 

Thanks Pete

 

I have a number of trees grown from seed, and I grow them in Rose pots; these are deeper than normal, which gives the roots more depth to develop in.

Most of the trees I grew last year (from seed) got to over 5 feet in the year!

 

Wow you must have green hands let alone green fingers what type of trees where they and what did you put in the pots for them to grow in Andy

 

They are just in ordinary multi purpose compost (albeit deep pots, as indicated). I've got half a dozen Judas trees, Handkerchief trees, Indian bean, walnut - all have made 3' - 6' of growth in the first year. The only ones which haven't are the Maidenhair which are about 12" - 18" tall.

They were put under as little stress as possible - so completely sheltered from drying wind and so on; water at least daily, and fed quite frequently.

 

I wish somebody would look after me so well

 

You'd hate being 5M tall

 

Good point