The Mighty Oak

Oak Tree 1

Oak Tree 1

Tiny acorns beginning to emerge on my oak tree.

Oak Tree 2

Oak Tree 2

Well, you’ve got to start somewhere!

 

This oak tree was planted as an acorn in my garden, by a squirrel, about 20 years ago.

 

37 thoughts on “The Mighty Oak”

  3. Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog

    Very nice! Oak Trees (as so many trees) are awesome!
    (Lyrics from the rock group Rush) :
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    “The Trees”

    There is unrest in the forest
    There is trouble with the trees
    For the maples want more sunlight
    And the oaks ignore their pleas

    The trouble with the maples
    (And they’re quite convinced they’re right)
    They say the oaks are just too lofty
    And they grab up all the light
    But the oaks can’t help their feelings
    If they like the way they’re made
    And they wonder why the maples
    Can’t be happy in their shade

    There is trouble in the forest
    And the creatures all have fled
    As the maples scream ‘Oppression!’
    And the oaks just shake their heads

    So the maples formed a union
    And demanded equal rights
    ‘The oaks are just too greedy
    We will make them give us light’
    Now there’s no more oak oppression
    For they passed a noble law
    And the trees are all kept equal
    By hatchet, axe and saw

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  4. Laura

    I really like oak trees. It is special that the acorn that grew into your tree was planted by a squirrel. Enjoy your weekend!

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  6. Garfield Hug

    Wow!! That is a mighty oak tree! I hope the descendants of great great grandpa squirrel who planted the acorn still lives around the oak tree and enjoys the acorns like Ice Age that rascal Squirrel ha ha!

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    1. scifihammy Post author

      haha Actually, I’m pretty sure he just planted acorns to eat in winter – and this particular seed grew. But his descendants are jolly glad of it. 🙂

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      1. Midwestern Plant Girl

        Actually… acorns do need help getting out of thier shell. Thanks for the post idea! I will credit your when I explain why oaks need squirrels.

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  9. dizzylizzie72

    Watch the little squirrels planting acorns all over my yard. I realize they do that to store food for the winter. But some of those acorns that they fail to dig back up become oak trees. Takes a long time to grow and oak tree. They are beautiful trees. Nice to have that oak tree in your yard that a squirrel planted just for you.

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  11. ladysighs

    We have some trees that were nothing but stems twenty years ago. They just were there…… Didn’t even notice them growing. Recently I looked out and thought why can’t I see the view anymore. 😦 Bunch of big trees in the way. Kind of like kids growing up. Never noticed.

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  13. pensitivity101

    We took a sprout from under ‘Our Tree’ in the New Forest shortly after we got married. We kept it on the window cill in the kitchen for a few years so that it could establish itself and then transferred it to a proper pot and put it outside. It was doing really well. When we moved, we took it with us, and even though we kept it in the pot, it died! I never did have green fingers, and even artificial flowers droop after a while in our house!

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    1. scifihammy Post author

      Aw – Even the most robust of plants often don’t like being moved. I don’t have green fingers either – best I don’t even Look at a plant! Tho I can water them – from a distance! 🙂

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