A small oak seedling with just 5 leaves freshly planted in a small brown pot, which is sitting on some rather weathered decking.

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   David O'Brien (iamdavidobrien@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 13-May-2025 04:48:16 JST David O'Brien

   Wee surprise while out gardening earlier. Was clearing some weeds from our raised beds before planting, when I realised I had acquired a pedunculate oak seedling.

   While it would be lovely to have an #oak in the garden, I really don't want a #tree that can grow to 40m tall with a 10m girth that close to my house. So I popped it in a little pot, for now.

   Thinking I might pot it on for a few years then find a spot in some woodland up the river to plant it out when it's established.