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dermodyr Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 27 Apr 2011 Posts: 13
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 1:14 pm Post subject: Share your seeds? |
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Hi, I just recently began sowing some trees from seeds. Sycamore, Horse Chestnut, Common Oak etc and I have to say I get a great buzz from seeing them grow.
Im waiting for the Holm Oak in September in Kilkenny Castle to shed its acorns so I can grow a few of those.
So basically would anybody be interested in trading some seeds from various trees here? At the moment I'm specifically looking for Quercus Rubra (Red Oak) , Aesculus x carnea 'Briotti' (Red Chestnut - these may be sterile though) and Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple) but I cant find any in my area.
Any comments or suggestions? |
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dermodyr Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 27 Apr 2011 Posts: 13
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spudman Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 09 Apr 2010 Posts: 15 Location: ulster
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growing from seed is great fun but can be very slow , beware of Ebay sites that tell you otherwise, they just want a sale/sell !! |
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Gautama Rank attained: Silver Birch Tree

Joined: 29 Aug 2008 Posts: 172 Location: Cork
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:20 pm Post subject: Re: Share your seeds? |
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dermodyr wrote: |
Im waiting for the Holm Oak in September in Kilkenny Castle to shed its acorns so I can grow a few of those.
So basically would anybody be interested in trading some seeds from various trees here? At the moment I'm specifically looking for Quercus Rubra (Red Oak) , Aesculus x carnea 'Briotti' (Red Chestnut - these may be sterile though) and Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple) but I cant find any in my area.
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Quercus seeds usually need to be planted promptly as the lose viability. There's a quick test you can perform but you'll have to google it. Put the acorns in water. If they ????? then are are viable. |
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medieval knievel Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 03 Sep 2007 Posts: 1010
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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if they sink, they're viable. also can be used to test hazelnuts. |
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