planting acorns

Any experts out there ,what are some of the ways you plant them, what works best,I will be planting bur oak, white oak and red oak, I'm in NW Wisconsin thanks for any help.

I threw a bucket of acorns out a few years ago and the squirrels did the rest. I have trees everywhere now.

Done many trees from Acorns. All successful.
Crack hard surface shell to expose seed. Bury 3 " below ground, With cracked surface downward in soil. AND WATER!!. keep ground moist and in sun. Hope this helps.
LOU

Lou From Wi,did you plant them in the spring or fall? thanks

No experts here but we have managed to grow several over the years and have some ready for transplanting as we speak.
What has worked for me is;
Gather the nuts from trees that you have noticed hold thier leaves longest in the fall.
Gather over a period because it seems the first to fall have lower sprouting rate.
As soon as you gather nuts,throw them in water and dispose of any that float,they are wormy. You need not dry nuts before storage. Three methods I have used is 1.Store in zip-loc in fridge until planting. Refloat at planting.
2.Store in sawdust kept moist in fridge until they first break the skin to sprout then planting. Float and plant if not sprouted.
That cuts down on number found by rats and squirrls.
I have very good results starting with 1 gallon food cans(free at restraunts)with sevearal drainage holes in bottom filled with potting soil. If you like you can cut bottom almost out leaving 3 small points of attachment that are easy to cut to remove bottom planting can to rust away but will protect tender plant from weed-eater and being stepped on in early stages.
After one year I some time repot to 3-5 gallon and hold for later planting and larger tree.
3.Planting out soon after gathering to stratify in the ground over winter(better in colder states)instead of fridge. Plant several 2 inchs apart at varing depths. Don't pull extras ,instead keep them cliped off until they don't resprout because roots will be intertwined and damage the selected plant's roots if pulled.
I use Miracle Gro with all methods,stopping 30+days before frost. If it is dry while dormant,water,they are not dead.
In all cases for permanant site I deeply till an area 3ft by 3ft or larger mixing in compost and any needed amendments. I some time use this area to plant flowers. Just be mindful that roots can be damaged when disturbing the soil later.
The reward for all the attention required is that if you transplant a nursury tree the same day as the nut,5 years later the tree from nut will be larger and more important,more robust 9 times out of 10. I misinformed you on the last point. Most rewarding for me is my 20 year old grandson watching his younger cousins climb trees he and Pappaw grew.

AND keep the deer shot, oak love sunlight

White oaks(inluding burr) will germinate in the fall, putting down their roots. The above ground portion will then appear in the spring. Red Oaks will wait until the following spring to germinate.

I believe the white or red oak sprout in the fall and come up about 3 inches then go dormit for the winter.

They know how to git'r done.

they used to cover the acorn with a empty tin can & plant in the Fall to keep the squirrels from digging them up. They rusted over the winter & in the spring the sprout could easily dissolve what little was left out the can & come up.

gather your acorns and put in a tub of water. plant only the ones that SINK. the floaties are not good, they have a worm in them. i have several live oak trees i started from acorns i picked up at a local park. live oaks grow very slow.

Fall of the year.about a week after the acorns fall. No need to sink em in water.amd all the bother. Nature has a way of taking weak acorns .
Got a yard and patch down below doing great. Lots of new and older trees comming along just great
LOU

Bury the acorn in good soil and keep it moist so as to not starve the plant for moisture. Take a length of 24" chicken wire and shape it into a 16" diameter cylinder to be placed upright around the acorn cite. Stake it to the ground, and close up the top end so that the squirrels and the deer can't get at it. This will get it started. Later on, use a larger "cage".

Hopefully, Glen Beck has planted the last acorn!