Not sure but I have one that's about 3 feet now that was grown from an acorn.

carl spacklers hat said:

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Not sure but I have one that's about 3 feet now that was grown from an acorn.

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So are you daring me to steal it?

No ma'am! But I can get a few acorns when I'm there on 11/30 and sprout them for you

When does it become the two century tree?

Pretty sure the guy that was doing it died a few years ago.

Yes, a friend of mine collects and grows them. He and sells them at https://aggiecenturytree.com/. The profits raise money for aggie scholarships.

Sutton is a red ass Aggie. He's taking this over for all the right reasons. He's an outstanding Aggie. Please support the cause!

Nothing special, but you have to have viable acorns. Un-split green ones that sink in water. Germinate and plant. Its that easy.

TAMUallen said:

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Whoa 250 bucks is ridiculous, you might as well get down there or pay a student for acorns

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Or you can start doing it and sell them much cheaper! Step up.

I do it as a hobby every year! I donate them to Aggie moms clubs, church festivals and other fundraisers….….but…I give the trees away when they need to be put in bigger pots (it's a lot of work). The only ones I raise for the long haul are earmarked for wedding gifts or memorials ….

I have a decent supply now (around 30 trees) but all my current trees are only 1 yr old (2023 acorn)….so they are about 20"


Edit to add: ive had best success with brown acorns taken from the tree, grown in well drained pot of 1/2 potting soil and 1/2 rich top soil from my creek bottom.

combat wombat said:

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You used to be able to get a century tree sapling from the Aggie Century Tree Project. However, that no longer exists. Does anyone know where I can get a Century Tree sapling besides going to campus picking up an acorn and growing it myself?

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After Andy Duffie '78 passed away in 2020, I made an effort to continue his legacy. In 2018, I purchased a two-year-old tree from Andy for $350, and it is thriving. I lived down the street from Andy and learned a great deal from him while he was still here, but did not ask him the questions I wish I could ask him now. I remember Andy telling me that he failed in '08 and '09 until he figured it out.

My efforts:
'21 & '22 - zero trees
2023 - 10 trees
2024 - 157 trees

I collected these acorns from the Century Tree in September and the first week of October. Through my past errors, I learned a lot about germination also from the guys at Rootmaker.

I hope to sell 100 trees this summer and endow an Aggie Ring scholarship. I will put in "Andy Duffie '78" name.
Andy funded hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships and a super guy.

www.AggieCenturyTree.com or send me your name to get on my list - I have about 27 trees spoken for this summer. My email is sutton@AggieCenturyTree.com

The picture below is my Aggie Century Tree from Andy in '18.

Here are my trees getting ready for the winter.