Tree seeds

[madderbat]

Soobeth, send me your address by pm and I'll send you the seeds I collected today.

[shirlthegirl43]

Any body want any germinated acrorns, have several hundred around in the back garden?

Alternatively baby oak trees - can be provided up to 60 years old tho getting it in the Jiffy bag may be a bit of a struggle.

Are you being serious? I would love a couple of oak trees if you are.

[madderbat]

Package in the post to you today Soobeth. Hope it arrives safely.

[blue-and-green]

take cuttings - semi-ripe cuttings- also known as semi-mature cuttings - can be used to propagate a wide range of shrubs, both hardy and tender. If you take them in mid or late summer most will root quickly, and in the case of hardy plantss you dont even need a propagator.
some shrubs to propagate from semi-ripe cuttings:
Buddleia,Camellia,Ceanothus, Choisya, Cistus, Cotoneaster, Escallonia, Forsythia, Fuchsia, Griselinia, Hebe, Hydrangea, Philadelphus,Potentilla, Pyracantha, Rosemary, Weigela
Choose shoots that are almost fully grown except for the soft tip. The base of the cutting should be hardening, even though the tip may still be soft. Most cuttings are best made 5-10cm (2-4inch) long.
Strip the lower leaves from each plant to leave a short lenth of clear stem to insert into the soil.
#It is well worth using a rootin hormone.
Dip the cut end into the powder, liquid or gel, but if using a powder dip the ends into water first so that the powder adheres.
Cuttings taken from hardy plants will root outside at this time of year, though they will perform better in a cold frame or propagator.
Firm the cuttings to ensure there are no large pockets of air, which might cause the new roots to dry out.
Remember to insert a label. This is especially importnant i you are rooting a number of different kinds of shrubs.
Water thoroughly. It is worth adding a fungicide to the water initially, to reduce the chance of the cuttings rotting. Make sure that the soil does not dry out at any time.

I try taking cuttings Spring/early summer/Summer/late-summer or Autumn, and try it through the seasons for success. I have grown Buddleia and Buxus successfully and very easily before, the rooting powder is about £1/£2, well worth getting, when you go for a walk, take a tiny piece from other peoples gardens or ask first.

Hope this helps you, done all this typing with a sprained wrist. have fun!! :0)

[smallblueplanet]

There was an interesting snippet in Gardeners World mag (this current one) about using liquid made by standing a piece of willow in it as a 'hormone rooting' dip. Willow has a rooting hormone chemical in it (can't remember the name & OH is reading the mag atm!) apparently.

[madderbat]

Willow

Does anybody know if willow will grow from sticks? I was in Wilkos today and they had some willow 'fencing' little bits of bent willow, and the bases looked really good, centres healthy and so on. I just had a feeling that if I stuck them in the ground they might shoot,. Am I dreaming, or is this possible?

[bramble]

It is possible and you are quite right. I saw Alan Titchmarch do this with a willow fence and it grew.

[TonyF]

Hi Shirley

Well, not the 60 years old trees, they are 50 feet high - as are the lime trees - but I do have dozens of germinated acorns all over the garden - the one year old seedlings as well. I'm sure that I could jiffy bag them to you if you want them, will take a couple of days to sort tho.

LJ, can we sort addresses through you?

[shirlthegirl43]

I PM'd my address to you Tony - did you get it okay?

[TonyF]

Ummmm, yes sorry Shirley, hadn't checked my in box - will get organised and send to you later this week I hope, if not on Saturday next.

Hang on to the euros for the time being, I'll see how much the postage is and then will let you know.