Growing trees from seed.....

[woodyguy]

Many native trees germinate and then just sit and look at you for a year or so. two litre pots is plenty big enough. I'd probably feed them with a liquid feed over the summer to compensate for the poor compost. Bet they'll get growing well next year. I grew a few different oaks last year and they sulked but this year are growing fast. Don't give up on them.

[shillo]

Many native trees germinate and then just sit and look at you for a year or so. two litre pots is plenty big enough. I'd probably feed them with a liquid feed over the summer to compensate for the poor compost. Bet they'll get growing well next year. I grew a few different oaks last year and they sulked but this year are growing fast. Don't give up on them.

 

Thats encouraging news.

 

Thanks

[MATTMOSS]

I'm always collecting seeds when I'm out an about. I shove em in little pots in the back yard and grow them on for a few years then pick an choose prime spots for them around my town. I've got some beauties ready for planting this winter. Gives me an enormous sense of well being

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I'm always collecting seeds when I'm out an about. I shove em in little pots in the back yard and grow them on for a few years then pick an choose prime spots for them around my town. I've got some beauties ready for planting this winter. Gives me an enormous sense of well being

 

I should think it does.

 

I love the thought of us all just sowing growing and planting without a word or reward:001_cool:

 

tis a noble pleasure

[Graham]

We need to be like jays. I usually pick a pocket full of acorns then when you go off for a wander just pop one or two in the ground.

[AlexB]

One of veg beds is near an old oak2-300 years old. As the acorns fell I shoved them in the ground last winter. I've now got a dozen in a wee nest until I decide what to do with them next. Most likely I'll avenue them down the drive.

 

 

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[teepeeat]

I'm always collecting seeds when I'm out an about. I shove em in little pots in the back yard and grow them on for a few years then pick an choose prime spots for them around my town. I've got some beauties ready for planting this winter. Gives me an enormous sense of well being

 

MATTMOSS - guerrilla tree planter where's the like button

[treequip]

We need to be like jays. I usually pick a pocket full of acorns then when you go off for a wander just pop one or two in the ground.

 

That rang a bell so I googled it

 

Pocket Full of Acorns Home

[sandspider]

I haven't intentionally planted trees (no space yet - but hopefully soon), but I do get a lot of ash saplings, plum suckers and goat willow saplings in my small back garden and odd plant pots. I pass a few of these on to friends etc. and when I move somewhere with more space I'll take them with me and plant them out. If I can't find somewhere suitable with a bit of woodland already, I'll plant some - though I'd prefer the former as trees grow rather slowly...

 

Good thread. <thumbsup>

[spandit]

I did scatter a lot of acorns in my top field and there are hundreds coming up, although how many are due to squirrels, I don't know.

 

My wife has grown some Scots pine from seed, which is convenient because one of the ones I planted has died