Growing native trees from seed.

Bodger · « **on:** October 20, 2007, 10:16 »

Has anyone had any experience of this ?

I could do with finding either some websites or books that deal with this topic, any pointers in the right direction would be much appreciated

muntjac · « **Reply #1 on:** October 20, 2007, 10:20 »

depends on what ya want mate i can get whips fer nowt here in the woods they all native

Sally A · « **Reply #2 on:** October 20, 2007, 10:24 »

I've done horse chestnut up to big pot size, when we took it to the park and planted it. also done a pine tree, seed was from France and it grew to about 40ft in 30 years.

Hazels have self seeded in the garden, as have plums.

Bodger · « **Reply #3 on:** October 20, 2007, 10:29 »

I was thinking of trying to grow silver birch, alder, holly, blackthorn, and the like from collected seed.

Sally A · « **Reply #4 on:** October 20, 2007, 10:30 »

Yep, holly is quite simple once it takes.

Dr H says plant Alder cuttings in autumn.

Birch - seed in cold frame in spring.
He suggests buying a blackthorn as Prunus spinosa.

muntjac · « **Reply #5 on:** October 20, 2007, 10:39 »

try a big tub with rough compost in with a 50% mix of soil and then throw a couple dozen seed in each 1/4 use sticks to mark the divisions cover to an inch then leave outside in the yard till spring then bring em into a heated greenhouse mate .werks for me .if ya want some whips and we can sort em fer ya gimme me a shout ,you can have em fer postage

Bodger · « **Reply #6 on:** October 20, 2007, 12:29 »

I've just found this interesting article.

http://www.nativetrees.org.uk/native-trees/news_articles.php?action=view_article&article_id=3&PHPSESSID=62fc49c1143cb0d5354b3b7f4b65a7b6

pepper · « **Reply #7 on:** October 20, 2007, 15:29 »

I planted conkers, acorns and other tree seeds as part of a project at school and we got some to germinate. The horse chestnut and oak were the most successful and we transplanted them in the garden when they were over two feet tall. I left the school the next year so I don't know how they have fared since.

Zak the Rabbit · « **Reply #8 on:** October 20, 2007, 16:25 »

ive got four Oak saplings, 1year old, in deep pots (type garden centers sell fruit bushes in) just soil and compost and a bit of growmore. Apart from a weeding they get nothing other than rain. ok so they have been got by some pests but there going ok

the acorns i collected from the tree behind my mums house that i played in as a kid (its a mirical its still alive the way we treated it)

stick some seeds in and see what happens

gobs · « **Reply #9 on:** October 20, 2007, 16:32 »

Check them out here

catarama · « **Reply #10 on:** October 21, 2007, 13:32 »

We have a walnut tree, and I've dug up loads of little walnut trees which grow from walnuts the squirrels have buried all round the garden.

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Growing native trees from seed.

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