[Yew Too]

Hello all,

First off, I'm a total novice to gardening/forestry.I'm planning to plant trees from seed in Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford in a variety of different habitats. I won't be able to put in a lot of time monitoring these trees and I won't be scarifying or stratifying the seeds in advance.

What's the best tree to plant that does not need a lot of TLC and can survive and thrive without external assistance? I know that it really depends on soil, drainage etc so all advice is welcome.

I think that Willow could be good, but I would like some other options.

Thanks

[Belfast]

What area of tree do you wan to plant?
What is the purpose of the trees?
fuel?
decorative?
shelter?

Do you plan on doing any other gardening in the same area or just grow trees?

Is there a limit on the size of trees you want ( are the near houses)?

[Yew Too]

Thanks for the reply and apologies for the delay in mine.I guess I should have been a bit more informative in my original post.

to answer your questions.

1) Area of trees

I'll be mostly planting one off trees but sometimes several of the same type in an area. Not mass planting.

2) Purpose of trees

Decorative / Shelter

3) Other gardening

No, there will be no other gardening in the area, just trees. However there will more than likely be other flora in the area. For example the trees won't be planted on a lawn or managed habitat.

4) Size limit

No , there is no size limit

[vincentdunne]

I don't get this, Yew too. It does not make sense to try and grow 'one off' or even small groups of trees from seed sown in situ.
Seedlings of most native species are easy and cheap to buy and if you are not monitoring them, planting seedlings would at least give them a fighting chance.

[medieval knievel]

i'd suggest hedging your bets (pun unintended) and putting down a bunch of seeds in each area and letting them fight it out amongst themselves. the type of seeds will affect how they're sown - oak and hazel are best buried a few inches, but birch etc. will be broadcast.