Growing trees

[peatff]

I just read on another non tree related forum someone is giving away 90 goat willow saplings free to collect. They might be of interest to someone for a quick boundary or something.

[IanW]

ash seed need a cold stratification period of about 13 weeks, seeds should be kept damp but not wet and around 3 deg C.

after the 13 weeks pot seeds up and wait for seedlings to appear.

 

I use damp vermiculite and a freezer bag to out seeds on the fridge with and you can see if any germinate in the bag.

 

Ian

[openspaceman]

I am trying to propagate some elms (from cuttings) which seem to be disease resistant. If they take, I will be planting out a line of them down the side of our new field. It's a chance, but I think it's worth the risk. Could be the only decent line of elms in the UK in the future

 

Alec

 

My wife grew a couple from seed collected in Brighton, the leaves and bud look like procera rather than wych elm.

 

One has rooted through its pot and is 15 ft tall now, I'll have to find a home for it or cut it soon.

[H-A]

I have been growing a lemon tree from seed for 24 years.

 

It is doing very well but no lemons yet.

 

I have spoken to a leading citrus grower and he says I have not let it get big enough, not enough leaf nodes to produce flowers.

 

Ice, gin and tonic waiting for the first lemon.

 

H-A

[RobArb]

I've got a few bonsai's coming on from seed. And a couple of others from seed too.

 

List of whats in the garden (pots) so far...

 

Bonsai's - Silver birch x 2, Sweet Chestnut x 2, English oak x 1, Horse chestnut x 3, Sycamore x 1, Silver Fir x 1, Avocado x 1

 

Normals - Oaks x 10+, Sweet Chestnut x 5, Silver birch x 5. Trying to propagate some exotics but no success yet

[agg221]

My wife grew a couple from seed collected in Brighton, the leaves and bud look like procera rather than wych elm.

 

One has rooted through its pot and is 15 ft tall now, I'll have to find a home for it or cut it soon.

 

Producing viable seed is very rare in procera. Brighton has its DED eradication policy still in place, which is sort of working, so there is no certainty of disease resistance but it has to be worth a go. 15' is pretty significant for a pot though!

 

Alec

[openspaceman]

Producing viable seed is very rare in procera. Brighton has its DED eradication policy still in place, which is sort of working, so there is no certainty of disease resistance but it has to be worth a go. 15' is pretty significant for a pot though!

 

Alec

 

Yes, I don't think procera ever sets a viable seed, it was a clone and that was it's downfall.

 

I saw elms in Boston Common Massachusetts which were labelled procera but the leaves were way too large.

 

I still would like to know what it is, I saw similar in Edinburgh just below Calton hill by Regent's gardens.

[SteveA]

Acorn=mice, imho/experience.

 

Yep, you were right, it's mice. I startled one and saw it darting across the patio....

 

More worrying was hearing them scratching and gnawing something in the roof of the house, right above our bed!

 

The acorns that were right outside the patio door have also been nobbled.

 

Have put a box down with a supply of terminal food