Planting Blue Oaks (c'awk'awi) in Fire-Prone California
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- Опубликовано: 12 ноя 2020
- California is very dry in most places, and wildfires have always been a staple feature of its ecosystems. But it is getting worse. What to do? And how was nature coping before the advent of modern fire departments and Cal Fire? Commissioned by the CAMP FIRE RESTORATION PROJECT, this video presents WHAT might well be nature's most advanced fire-management asset in California: the BLUE OAK (known as "c'awk'awi" (cha-kah-wee) by local indigenous populations). Learn how Blue Oaks fulfill their mission of protecting life in fire-prone California, WHY they are such an asset, and HOW we should plant them to insure their harmonious propagation.
"Maps showing projected scenarios of Blue Oak range changes in California are from: Thorne, J. H., H. Choe, J. A. Stewart, and R. M. Boynton, 2017: Range Dynamics of Selected Tree and Shrub Species and Climate Exposure Projections for Forest and Woodland Habitats in California under Four Climate Projections./ Information Center for the Environment, University of California, Davis, CA."
Great video. Thank you.
Yes! Also these blue oaks are threatened by Valley's Edge real estate development, where they plan to cut down 1000 oaks - which is the very reason it is a wetland area they are trying to sell - as we learn here - these oaks actually pull up the water level. Also building McMansions sprawling single family car-centric suburbs in wildfire interface is just insane.
Have seen the squirrels planting them. I imagine squirrels are tree experts. Happy to learn more about these beautiful trees. C'awk'awi is my dude! 👊 I want to make acorn flour so bad. Lol
LOL C'awk'awi IS your dude! hahahaha You know who else has planted a huge percentage of the oaks? Scrub Jays! Like, an incredible amount.
Thanks for the comments, and for watching! -RR
Thank you to all who working on this. This film has many great elements. What a wonderful contribution. I hope that all will listen to the wisdom and see the way to collaborate to ensure that these and other trees are correctly honored, understood, experienced and planted for maximum ecological function.
Hi John! Thank you for watching and for the supportive feedback...Yes - we hope this video can be helpful in all ways. Long live c'awk'awi!! -Stacey
Wow glad to see Mr. Liu comment on here! I like your films.
great video! I planted 2 Blue Oaks in Patwin territory (Davis, CA) 2 years ago and they are going strong. Thanks for sharing the knowledge and the history!
Of course you did, because you're amazing... That's awesome David! Thanks for watching and commenting..xo -Stacey @ RR
Awesome video. I bought a house in march in oakhurst ca, and was told by a local that the biggest tree on my property was my blue oak. Loved to watch this video and learn about this majestic beast. I'm also at 3,000 elevation.
That's awesome!! So glad you found your way to our video! Thanks so much for watching and commenting... -RR /CFRP
"c'awk'awi is your dude"!! - I still love that. 🙂
This video is highly informative.
Thank you so much for this beautiful video. It was so informative and well-done. I'm moving to the Sierra Foothills soon onto 20 acres absolutely covered with Blue Oaks...it's over-crowded actually and needs a lot of love. I am hoping to be able to replant saplings I find in neighboring areas that could use them. I'm hoping to propagate acorns as well if possible!
Thank you so much, Emily! We loved making this video
I planted a Blue Oak at about 3700' last year in Tulare County where I am going to retire hopefully. I have Black Oaks, Incense Cedar and a Ponderosa Pine on my property with plenty of deer. I surrounded mine with 5' welded wire and plan on keeping the wire for up to five to ten years. I also have a Noble Fir that is not native to the area and apples trees plus a scrub oak that I planted too.
What I see when driving up my place from the valley is plenty of Blue Oak Savannah and Woodlands with a mixing of Valley Oaks. Where I am it is transitional. On the ranches that I pass I see very little regeneration of Blue Oaks and I believe it is due to the cattle. I do see regeneration on the side of the road of Blue Oaks because the cattle can't reach them. Why don't the ranchers set aside and/or fence off some areas or individual trees on their property so that the Blue Oaks can have proper and/or improved regeneration?
Hi! Cool! .. 3700" eh..? Maybe the wave of the future?? And I think you're right.. If the ranchers just fenced or caged in a few starts each year it would probably have a very positive regenerative effect over time... Thanks so much for watching and for the comments! - RR
@@RespectfulRevolution you should look into groasis waterbox as a means of planting oaks from acorns to seedlings without drip. It’s an amazing low cost and. Follow the invention by a man whose vision was to reforest the most arid places- successful projects feom Dubai to Spain to Baja California to Joshua tree. I’ve planted an orchard using them but am now planting blue oaks and valley oaks using the water box. For reforwstinf grazing land I recommend a groasis waterbox surrounded by protective no climb wire or even a round bale feeder used as a barrier to keep cattle away.
I like native California oaks, so I have picked up acorns whenever I find a few next to roads etc around San Fernando Valley. Many do not germinate of course, but I have a couple of small coast live oaks in my garden now. The blue oak acorns I found in a hill a little north of here were remarkable; they germinate so easily. I think I had 100% germination rate. I have planted four so far. I'm a little further south than where they normally grow but I'm hoping they survive :)
Love to hear that!
And thanks for watching.. -RR
@@RespectfulRevolution I've been exploring some more woodlands around LA, partly for pleasure, and partly to show biology students. I just found a healthy looking blue oak woodland in the hills a little south of Pyramid Lake (in LA County). I wonder if this is the southernmost grove, as I have only seen a couple of individual trees south of here. A very lovely place for a stroll (albeit sometimes a bit noise from the freeway). I will suggest to my students at university to plant native oaks rather than imported trees.
You should plant more cork oaks all over california. They prevent fire from spreading where when fire hits the cork barks they just extinguish as these trees are almost fire retardants. This is how a village lined by cork oaks was spared from a portuguese wildfire.
Unfortunately, cork oaks are not native to California.
I live in the city, and the acorns from the oak tree started germinating. I hope the seed is from c'awk'awi. I want to put them in containers before the street cleaners come to thow them away
this video is very helpful. thank you for the info!!
Excellent! I'm hopeful there's some crossover with the Oregon white oaks which look very similar visually and habitat wise.
yes, just on a brief look at info on Oregon White Oaks, it definitely sounds like there are a lot of similarities!
Thanks for watching and commenting! - RR
They crossover in redding and western north California
What a great video, thank you! I want to grow more Blue Oaks on my property. Do you think it best to plant acorns in the ground or start them in a pot?
Aw, thanks Doreen! We loved making this one :-) Acorns really do well just going straight into the ground...and this is the easier option for sure. I think Raphael talks about doing that towards the end of the video...at 18:00. (Find a planting site similar to where the acorns were found, and pushing them into the ground, almost all the way - not quite, making sure they're going in point down! ) :-) with 10 ~ 15 feet of space between. Good luck! Where are you planting? Thanks so much for watching and commenting! Go C'awk'awi! - RR
@@RespectfulRevolution thank you for the reply. I have 3 acres in Auburn and have about 40 blue oaks that are mature and aging fast. My goal is to plant 100 acorns this fall. About half way there!
@@doreentucker8815 Fantastic! After all this rain (wow!) pushing acorns into the ground will be easy! lol
Haha, yes! I decided to put them in the frig until they sprout and then plant them. I think it will take a month or so. I have a friend who has had great success doing it this way. We will see!