I plant a dozen or so ever year in my pots. At 2 years old and 12"-18" tall I take them to farm and plant them and put tree tubes on them.
Out of the 12 or so I'll plant about 4. The others either die or are slow growers, ect.
The deer will absolutely devour them. Probably the only thing I've seen they'll leave white oaks for. At work they lay under them until they are gone.
I do the same at my place but at 2 yrs they are 3-4 ft tall. They need staking and training but grow quick.
They started producing around 5 yrs then a decent drop around 10.
