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brandymulvaine Michigan Z5 (
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Sun, Nov 20, 11 at 14:22
For the past couple of years I have been obsessing with trees and planting seeds of any tree I happen to come across-I won't hesitate to stop the car and bang on a front door to obtain some weird thing growing in a front yard(My kids hate it when I do that!) I started out here on the wintersowing forum and have done many trades, but fell off the radar for a few years. Anyway I'd like to start trading tree seeds with anyone who shares my passion of getting a mighty oak out of that tiny acorn!!LOL!!
I will need to update my trade list but for now I'm looking for Kentucky Coffee tree, yellowwood, prickly ash, burr oaks, and hickories. For trade I have come across some American Chestnuts from my neighbors yard(Yes I asked), tons of black walnuts, and some apple seeds from antique apples(russets, if anyone is interested in these??)
Thanks and sorry for rambling on so!!
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- Posted by jqpublic 7b/8a Wake County NC (My Page) on
Sun, Nov 20, 11 at 17:42
| I'm sorry I cannot help, but if it's worth it...you do have a good eye as far as the types of trees you want. Good luck! |
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| It is rather late in the season to be gathering nuts and acorns from the Burr Oaks and Hickories around here, the critters or insects have pretty much gotten them all. I have found that the big box stores, Menard's, Home Depot and Lowes, had Burr Oaks in their garden areas in the spring and fall. An easier way to get a trees started if one wants. I wish I had more room for more trees! vince
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Ain't that about the truth of it Farmboy1, I'm hoping I got enough beech seeds and the ash seeds I collected were wormy!
I don't really have all that much room either, most of my trees are started in milk jugs and then transplanted to larger containers. My yard is pretty saturated with trees so I just give the rest away to friends...It's how you can tell who your true friends are!! For instance I just planted 60 chestnuts in a large nursery bucket and I have NO IDEA were they will all go! Even if half germinate I still may be planting them along the fence rows in the dark!!LOL!! I have some hedgeapples that a three or four years old and I can't wait 'til they produce "fruit", the people up here have never seen anything like that.
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| Brandymulvane, do you call Osage Orange hedgeapples? We call them monkeyball trees here. Maybe your talking about another tree. I will have a few Cherrybark oak acorns extra. The person I got them from was generous, they are zone 5 hardy. I have a couple extra chestnut oak acorns too. But literally a couple. They are zone 4 + hardy. Only good drainage for those, the cherrybark can take some slow drainage, but not flooding too much. |
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| Brandy, Have you thought about buying the seeds commercially? By the time that you paid separate postage for multiple sources, the commercial source might be worth looking at. Sheffield's is probably my favorite commercial woody-plant seed source, but other good ones include F. W. Schumacher, J.L. Hudson, and Angelgrove Seeds. I didn't check, but I'm pretty sure they all have good Garden Watchdog ratings. |
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| I 've had good experience with Schumachers too. You can get trial size packets of most seeds. Oaks are $3.00 a pack, so other seeds may be too. |
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| Sorry I don't have the tree seeds you listed! I have some Tree seeds though. You are welcome to try any of the just LMK. |
Here is a link that might be useful: trade list
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| I've got the same compulsion to collect seeds of trees and shrubs I don't have room for, although it has not progressed to knocking on doors (yet). Maybe there is room for a few shrubs, but definitely NOT more trees. 8-/ I've got Cladrastis kentukea seeds which are the only tree seeds on my exchange list and you are welcome to do a SASBE. Although I collected some Linden - Tilia americana the other day. Couldn't help myself, those seeds were dangling there wanting to be picked. Both of these trees are rather prolific about seeding themselves around in the yard though. |
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Terrene, Thanks so much for the offer I'd love some!! I checked out your trade list and am going through my things for "native butterfly host plants" That's one of my "things" too! I should be able to check tonight(after I make pies) or maybe on Friday...I keep thinking we've traded before...be back with a list.
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| Hi Brandy, please feel free to take your time and ponder the seeds if you want something else besides Yellowwood. I don't know if we've traded before, but it's in my records somewhere if we did! You are welcome to do a SASBE anytime. I'm not quite ready to think what seeds to sow yet, too busy right now, but by early in the new year and with yucky snow on the ground? Then it's time to start dreaming about Spring sprouts... As for the Yellowwood seeds - they look like little beans and no doubt require some cold stratification - 3 months is probably a safe bet. |
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Poaky1, yes hedgeapples are the same as Osage Orange! I remember a story of a monkeyball tree that was in a cemetery,pretty sure it was here on gardenweb. I would like to try some of your oaks. Did you want to do a trade or would a SASBE be ok, I still haven't had a chance to go through my seeds for Terrene. I could send a seed list to you also :-)
Terrene, I'll send you an email for your address, I'm gonna send an SASBE for now so I don't loose anymore wintersowing time. Still haven't gone through my seeds yet...GRRRR!
Thanks for the names of all the catalogs some of them sound very promising! B |
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| Sorry I haven't answered back, I gave up on this thread. Email me at topaz01@atlanticbb.net with your address and I'll send you afew acorns. |
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| I just got your email. I'm beat today and have been to the post office twice today. I will send them out tommorrow. I didn't see a return email so I hope you check this thread. Some of the acorns have the taproot starting to emerge, just plant with that end in the soil and be careful not to injure it. I don't know if you've ever planted one so if you know all this sorry. If I find one without the taproot out plant it on it's side just barely covered with soil and protect from mice etc. Merry Christmas! |
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