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[Ginda Fisher <ginda@concentric.net>]

Oaks try to form a tap root quickly, and don't transplant, well.  If you 
keep them somewhere other than where you plan to plant them out, make 
sure it is a deep container, and be careful of the taproot when you 
transplant.

I have lots of oaks, and get lots of seedlings every year that I have to 
remove from my lawn, my garden, and my flower beds.  The nut just melts 
away as the root is formed - very quickly.

I'd be happy to give away acorns if anyone wants them.  I have white oak 
acorns, and mixed black/scarlet/hybrid black-scarlet acorns.  This is 
the season.

Ginda Fisher
Eastern Mass., zone 6