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All You Need To Know About Oak

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OAK TREES SECTION 1 HOW TO GROW AN OAK TREE 1 COLLECT ACORNS IN EARLY AUTUMN. CHECK THEY ARE FREE FROM WORMS, HOLES OR FUNGUS 2 FILL A BUCKET WITH WATER, ADD ACORNS, DISCARD ANY THAT FLOAT DRAIN THE REMAINING ACORNS AND FILL A SEALABLE BAG WITH THE ACORNS & SAWDUST. PUT THIS IN THE FRIDGE FOR AT LEAST 1 MONTH FOR THEM TO GERMINATE 4 WHEN YOU NOTICE THE ROOTS CRACKING THROUGH THE ACORN SHELL, THEY ARE READY TO PLANT 5 YOU'LL NEED A 2 INCH DIAMETER POT FOR EACH ACORN, DEEP ENOUGH FOR THE TAP ROOT TO GROW. PLÁ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£870,000 £870,000 105 YR OLD SECTION 5 THE COST OF MAKING YOUR OWN OAK FURNITURE IF YOU STARTED FROM SCRATCH, THE APPROXIMATE COST OF CREATING YOUR OWN PIECE OF OAK FURNITURE WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE THIS: 10R 2 DAYS @ £350 PER DAY TIME, EFFORT COLLECTING AND PLANTING HUNDREDS OF ACORNS OO APPROXIMATELY CARING FOR THE SAPLINGS UNTIL THEY'RE READY TO GO IN THE GROUND £275 WE ESTIMATE ROUGHLY 1 HOUR PER WEEK FOR 3 MONTHS 25-50 YEARS WAITING FOR YOUR OAK TO MATURE PUT YOUR OWN VALUE ON THIS BUT WE ESTIMATE YEARS HIRING SOMEONE TO COME AND CHOP YOUR TREE DOWN E1000 APPROXIMATELY HIRING SOMEONE TO MILL YOUR TREE INTO WORKABLE PLANKS S0 PER CU/FT PAYING CARPENTER TO DESIGN 100 AND BUILD YOUR NEW FURNITURE -£5,000 UNLESS YOU PLAN TO DO THIS YOURSELF IN YOUR RETIREMENT DELIVERY TO YOUR HOUSE 50 "CALCULATED AT A REASONA BLY AVERAGE RATE OF $25 PER DAY sources www.w ikihow.com www.bbc.co.uk answers.yahoo.com www.wikipedia.org www.buzzle.com

All You Need To Know About Oak

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Do you ever look at the price of oak furniture and think "screw that, I'll make it myself". Well here's something that goes some way to explaining why that's probably not the best plan. Mainly, becaus...

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