David O'Brien<p>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.</p><p>While it would be lovely to have an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oak</span></a> in the garden, I really don't want a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tree</span></a> 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.</p><p>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.</p>