Oak tree

Hello can anyone tell me the best type of soil mix for some oak trees we are bringing on in pots and also some chestnut young ones and also best place to keep them and how moist etc etc as i dont know the first thing about gardening any advice appreciated Andy

 

I think homemade compost would be better than commercial, think of woodlands and all the leaf litter composted down over many years, and thats what they grow in

 

I don't know anything about trees, but honestly I don't think it matters too much. Trees grow wild in all sorts of places. I would use the same mix as I use for virtually all my plants. 2 parts of multipurpose compost to 1 part sharp sand. The idea of the sharp sand is to aid drainage, as pure compost can get very soggy. With larger plants I add some ordinary soil to the mix as well. This means that the plant is in part soil with all the nutrients and trace elements that it has, plus compost to make it lighter and SHARP sand for drainage.

Keep potting them up into larger pots. In my opinion the larger the pot the larger the plant. But increase in size slowly - not all at once. Once the seedlings are established put them out in the full sun - the light from the sun is the fuel that makes them grow. You will need to water them quite a bit as large plants can draw up and use a lot of water. But don't let them get sodden.

As Pam says look at how they grow in nature. Most survive by themselves in a wide range of soils. They are pretty tough - but they will need water from you if they are not in the ground itself.

 

is this all the same topic?

http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/fo...k-and-chestnut-21545.html?p=332679#post332679

 

:gnthb: Thanks folks and yes this is posted on the Tree forum Thanks Andy