On Saturday, October 25, 2008 from 1-4 pm, a red oak direct seeding workshop will be held at Perkey Tree Farm near Daybrook, Monongalia County, West Virginia. 

Arlyn Perkey will share his experiences gathering, testing, and storing red oak acorns.  Attendees will be exposed to the advantages and disadvantages of direct seeding as an alternative to planting nursery stock.  A variety of sites will be visited and they aren't all alike.   

 
Discussion will include tree shelters and accessories.  How tall must shelters be on heavy deer browse sites?  Should tree shelters be vented?  What releasable ties work best? Does tree shelter color matter?  What about stakes to support the shelters, how strong must they be?  How do you control the competiting vegetation?
 
These questions and others will provide the basis for discussion.
 
 NOTE:  The window for collecting viable red oak acorns in this area is from about Oct. 1 to 15.  If you are potentially interested in directing seeding of red oak, you should go ahead and do your collecting before the workshop and keep them cool and moist.

 

DIRECTIONS TO:   PERKEY TREE FARM,

                                     CATHERINE’S KNOB UNIT

 

                                     NEAR DAYBROOK, WEST VIRGINIA

 

FROM:  Sheetz gas station and convenience store near the Star City Bridge near Exit 155 of I-79, northwest of Morgantown, West Virginia

 

From the traffic lights near Sheetz, travel west on Routes 7 and 19 (they are together at this point) past the Pursglove Post Office and under I 79, to the junction where Route 19 goes north to Pennsylvania and Route 7 goes west to Blacksville, West Virginia.  Follow Route 7 west through the communities of Jere, Cassville, Core, and Pentress to the eastern edge of Blacksville where Route 7 junctions with Route 218.

 

Just beyond the Dollar Store, turn left from Route 7 onto Route 218 south.  Follow 218 south to Daybrook, West Virginia.

 

In Daybrook, you will notice the Daybrook Elementary school on your left.  The highway then curves sharply to the left.  On your right, notice a circular sign that says “the Daybrook Church of Christ meets here.”  Turn right (leaving Route 218) onto the Upper Days Run Road (CR-18).  Travel 3 miles, remaining on the main road going up the drainage.

 

At the end of the blacktop road you will see a white house on the right and a large turn around on the left.  You will see a Tree Farm sign and a Forest Stewardship sign that let you know you have arrived.  If you need any confirmation, notice the tree shelters in the old field.  This has to be it.

 

Park your vehicle on the grass inside the gate.  Please do not block the turnaround.  This is where school buses and trucks do their reverse direction