Growing evergreen oaks from seed
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dermodyr Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 27 Apr 2011 Posts: 13
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 9:37 am Post subject: Growing evergreen oaks from seed |
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Hi,
Put a load of acorns in polypots last autumn and they are taking off nicely in the last few weeks.
However the acorns from the evergreen oak that I planted haven't taken at all. I'm wondering if they need(ed) to be scarified first before seeding.
Sorry Google is not throwing me back anything worthwhile. |
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tippben Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 15 Jan 2011 Posts: 921 Location: north tipperary
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 11:51 am Post subject: |
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First of all, is it Quercus ilex, the Holly/Holm oak? I presume you meant "stratify", exposing them to cold? No, they don't need that. "scarifying" = cutting the seed coating. A bad idea. For any acorn, first drop them in a bucket of water. Only plant the ones that sink. If your acorns dried out at all, that would've killed them. Otherwise, hope for the best, and perhaps try again next year. |
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dermodyr Rank attained: Hazel Tree

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Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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Yep the Quercus Ilex.
Jaysus Im such an idiot. I think I planted some part of the flower instead.
Should have realised that its an oak so the acorn should somewhat resemble a sessile oak acorn
Not to worry I'll try again his Autumn. |
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tippben Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 15 Jan 2011 Posts: 921 Location: north tipperary
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Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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Ah Dermot! You brought a smile to my lips for the first time today! At least we figured out the problem. :wink: |
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