How do you sterilize Oak trees?

Question

I have gotten up hundreds of acorns off my lawn.

Answer 1

cut them down, I love trees but some wonderful well thought out person decided many years ago to plant 2 in an enclosed courtyard and now most of our duties are cleaning up oak leaves and acorns.

Shake your head all you want but when someone decided to put oak trees in an enclosed court yard in a school 40 years ago they just weren't thinking...there are leaves in every hall way, every class room where they are dragged in, all over the courtyard cement (it's mostly cement), in the flower beds, under the lockers...this to the principal is unexceptable and we spend most of our days chasing leaves and LOTS of them, now this time of year we have acorns too sheeee...we only have one lone squirll...no kidding with an electric sidewalk vacuum made and purchased for this reason we spend 2 1/2 - 3 hours first thing in the AM before school starts cleaning up loads of leaves, it's insane...
If you live in Florida and pay property tax you pay me for 3 hours to clean up leaves everyday, 15 hours a week... now shake your head at that. Job security at it's finest...LOL

Answer 2

There is a chemical you can get sprayed on your trees, but timing is absolutely critical, you have to get them just at the right time after blooming to prevent their setting seed. It is very expensive and you have to hire someone, because the whole tree has to be sprayed; and if you miss the timing, it won't work.

There are at least two methods used by tree companies to prevent a tree from flowering. One is by using a spray-on chemical with the trade name of Florel Growth Regulator (ethephon). This chemical causes fruit to drop before it sets and must be applied at full bloom and at the right temperature. The problem here is that even professionals have a hard time determining optimum spraying conditions.

The other method is using a deflowering hormonal solution applied internally as a basal (tree trunk) treatment. The chemical's trade name is called Snipper (Indole-3-butyric Acid). According to the label, this acid solution is for use by commercial applicators only on "sweet gum trees in commercial and residential landscapes" where sweet gum trees are grown. This microinjectable chemical also has to be applied only at a certain critical period of time.

I don't know if any of this would work on oak trees.

I think you have to just live with the acorns. Usually by spring the woodpeckers and squirrels have them gone anyway.

Answer 3

You can't . Just something you have to live with . Wait 'til the last minute . The squrrels will do most of the work for you .


Pat , *shaking head* how much work can it be ? A few minutes, or hours, for a year's worth of enjoyment. No big deal .

Answer 4

ask god