Popular Post Arry 22,258 Posted September 7, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 7 hours ago, W. Katchum said: What’s craic with acorns? Can he just stick them in some big bucket pots an grow em till big enough to plant out? Gonna grab some an let’s plant em, some big ole oaks about here I’ll grab some off Yeah I have an Oak at the top of the garden, the acorns fall and up little Oak's come every where. I'm very fond of the Oak tree myself and read an interesting book about them. I wanted to put an evergreen Oak were I put my lads ashes on the side of the river Dart. It's a permission I've had for over 50 years and spent many many hour Ferreting and Shooting with him there. Any way reading this book and apparently "Dart"in old English means Oak, so had to be done. So on a mound between two woods over looking the river I put his ashes and planted a Holm Oak. It was only a little whip about as around as a pencil, now must be getting on 30 foot tall. Cheers Arry 23 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Loton Moocher 1,254 Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 12 hours ago, gnipper said: Everyone should do their bit and get some trees planted, did I mention we sell trees at work ? I ad 4 free ones off queen liz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,982 Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 17 minutes ago, Arry said: Yeah I have an Oak at the top of the garden, the acorns fall and up little Oak's come every where. I'm very fond of the Oak tree myself and read an interesting book about them. I wanted to put an evergreen Oak were I put my lads ashes on the side of the river Dart. It's a permission I've had for over 50 years and spent many many hour Ferreting and Shooting with him there. Any way reading this book and apparently "Dart"in old English means Oak, so had to be done. So on a mound between two woods over looking the river I put his ashes and planted a Holm Oak. It was only a little whip about as around as a pencil, now must be getting on 30 foot tall. Cheers Arry Lovely thing to do that mate.. How long has it taken to reach 30ft. I had an idea to grow and plant loads of fruit trees about the valley especially on well used trails/paths when I was living in Wales. But moved from there now.but thought it would be nice to walk around the place in summer and find plenty of fruit to pick.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,982 Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 8 hours ago, W. Katchum said: What’s craic with acorns? Can he just stick them in some big bucket pots an grow em till big enough to plant out? Gonna grab some an let’s plant em, some big ole oaks about here I’ll grab some off Take a little hand trowel and some plant pots and have a walk under some big oak trees.you will see loads of little oaks of varying size. I used to see loads of newly growing holly trees a foot or so big all along the forestry's about 10/20ft in almost in a long line.it must be the small birds felling safe just sitting in there shitting the berrys them out. Handy to know if you are interested in growing a holly hedge etc.as they are all free. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Arry 22,258 Posted September 7, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 53 minutes ago, king said: Lovely thing to do that mate.. How long has it taken to reach 30ft. I had an idea to grow and plant loads of fruit trees about the valley especially on well used trails/paths when I was living in Wales. But moved from there now.but thought it would be nice to walk around the place in summer and find plenty of fruit to pick.. Its taken 18 years mate. I don't know if any body is interested this was the mound when I cleared in and planted the tree. This is the other side. 2010 Phone shot the other day from the wife phone. nothing to scale it too sorry. Masses of ferns and bramble have grown back. Cheers Arry 18 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDHUNTING 1,817 Posted September 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 33 minutes ago, Arry said: Its taken 18 years mate. I don't know if any body is interested this was the mound when I cleared in and planted the tree. This is the other side. 2010 Phone shot the other day from the wife phone. nothing to scale it too sorry. Masses of ferns and bramble have grown back. Cheers Arry Fantastic that. Amazing to think it could be there for a thousand years! 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,982 Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Arry said: Its taken 18 years mate. I don't know if any body is interested this was the mound when I cleared in and planted the tree. This is the other side. 2010 Phone shot the other day from the wife phone. nothing to scale it too sorry. Masses of ferns and bramble have grown back. Cheers Arry Fair play mate absolutely brilliant.and the location you picked is perfect.it does look a man made mound probably 100's of years ago.the ferns and bramble have covered it very fast.the oak is standing proud now though..fantastic tribute to your lad... Well done arry 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie 6,368 Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 (edited) Our little city derry/doire is named after the oak forests that used to be hear, doire is irsh for oakgrove The oakleaf is our symbol. Edited September 7, 2020 by Francie 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 26,503 Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 lovely is that Arry ....we have a holm oak in our garden as well ...not planted by myself... with your pics and having one ..has just prompted me to google them and a quick look on wiki ....heres a few intresting things... the oldest one is thought to be about 1200 years old .....they are also one of the 3 trees that are good to find truffels under ....and the acrorns from them feed the free ranging pigs that make the iberico ham.... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,354 Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 3 hours ago, Francie said: Our little city derry/doire is named after the oak forests that used to be hear, doire is irsh for oakgrove The oakleaf is our symbol. I love history like that mate, fair play, I never knew that at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,354 Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 55 minutes ago, maxhardcore said: Wilf pity yours is the Keema Nan It eats you up don’t it that I never betrayed my heritage and you did, especially when you want to come across the big patriotic John Bull type I know what I am and we know what you are don’t we 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 26,503 Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 come on fellas leave off on this thread.......its a nice little thread 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,354 Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 11 minutes ago, TOMO said: come on fellas leave off on this thread.......its a nice little thread Roger that mate 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie 6,368 Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, WILF said: I love history like that mate, fair play, I never knew that at all. St columbcille one of Irelands an derrys patron Saints named it doire in the 6century, he was born in donegal an moved to doire when a king gave him a piece of land, he founded a monastery, which is now called St columbs Church,or the long tower church, as there's a big old tower still there, its 2mins from my house, its not the same building I do t think. He founded a monastery in iona of Scotland, an this is a cracker, he was the first recorded to see nessie lol no joke Our football an galiec rigs have the oak leaf on it, pretty important to derry wilf. Edited September 7, 2020 by Francie 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,354 Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Francie said: St columbcille one of Irelands an derrys patron Saints named it doire in the 6century, he was born in donegal an moved to doire when a king gave him a piece of land, he founded a monastery, which is now called St columbs Church, its 2mins from my house, its not the same building I do t think. He founded a monastery in iona of Scotland, an this is a cracker, he was the first recorded to see nessie lol no joke Our football an galiec rigs have the oak leaf on it, pretty important to derry wilf. My local town has Oak in the name mate also but obviously in Gealic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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