cultavating trees help

[Ian Leach]

As it says really , how easy is it to do?? Is it just take a cutting/seed and plant. Is grafting just as easy??

I'm thinking about doing it on a Dawn redwood:001_rolleyes: any one got any info for beginers

[slack ma girdle]

I regularly take cuttings from apple trees, which normally have about a fifty percent success rate. My grafting is getting better with practice, but i don't get enough practice. Look out for old gardening books from the 19th century, most of these have detailed instruction on methods of tree cultivation, and which trees you can do what with.

clear as mud !! hangover is kicking in

[niftysteve]

there are loads of tree seeds on Flea bay

 

dawn redwood seeds, Home Garden, Bonsai items at low prices on eBay.co.uk

ive grown several of the easy tree

oak &chesnut (horse and sweet)

 

i think some of the tree seeds need to have an artificial winter week in the freezer before planting , to help them germinate

Edited January 1, 2010 by niftysteve

[Ian Leach]

There is apossibility of a dawn redwood to be dismantled and someone has asked me how if poss can they be cultavated, thanks for replies so far.

[slack ma girdle]

At a guess, you would be able to take cuttings from the dawn redwood, but i would expect that it would have to be done at a particular time of year, and it will either be the soft growth that is less than a year old, or second year wood. Sorry i do not know it will be, and the dawn redwood is no mentioned in either of my old gardening books. I would try one of the gardeners forums, somebody will know. Sorry i can not be of any more help.

Hangover starting to receed

[David oakman]

Bean says from seed only i will have a look in a few other books for ya

[David oakman]

I have just read in one of my books that when they found the Dawn redwood in 1941 they grew by seed only to distribute around the world but later found it grew very well from cuttings i hope that is what you wanted to hear:001_smile:

[john dawson]

im prety sure you can try heel cuttings, but its best to get a realy good (heavy) book.

[Ian Leach]

I have just read in one of my books that when they found the Dawn redwood in 1941 they grew by seed only to distribute around the world but later found it grew very well from cuttings i hope that is what you wanted to hear:001_smile:

 

Fantasic cheers David any idea on the process and what it involves, lots of pics would be nice

[slack ma girdle]

here you are found this How To Propagate Semi Ripe Stem Cuttings (Lifestyle & Home: Planting).

Hope it helps