hazel trees from seed

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dmg

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hazel trees from seed
« on: December 27, 2013, 23:26 »
I am hoping to try growing loads of hazel for our boundary fences and I know the method of how to germinate them - mix and cover with horti sand and overwinter them outside - but do I shell them first or will the sand stratify the seed casing?
Also I was just going to use the ones from the supermarket any drawback to using these?


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allotmentann

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Re: hazel trees from seed
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2013, 09:34 »
I don't know the correct answer, hopefully someone will, but my hazel 'self' seeds all over the plot. Or more likely 'squirrel' seeds, so I think they grow quite readily from the whole nut! Of course, I don't know how long they have been buried before they sprout, so no idea if they have had a cold spell. You could try growing a few different ways to see what gives the best results.
http://treegrowing.tcv.org.uk/grow/tree-recipes/hazel

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Re: hazel trees from seed
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2013, 10:36 »
Autumn 2012, I buried three nuts from a hazel on a neighbouring plot, in an old pot of soil that was lying around the garden. Only one sprouted up in summer just gone, I didn't take off or crack the shells, reasoning that they would normally just fall and get buried.
Don't know about bought ones, but if they survive under the soil for months, they might survive supermarket conditions.
Anne


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