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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2006 9:43:34 GMT
Would it be possible for me to grow a tree from a nut? If so, then how?  There are a lot of Walnut trees in the village and I would quite like to grow one as reminder of the happy times we have had living here |
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Post by andy on Nov 6, 2006 15:48:55 GMT
I should think it's possible. You'd need to stratify the seed (see my piece on "time to sow those seeds" in the greenhouse section)
They have aromatic....almost orangy scented leaves. Pick one and crush it (if there's still any leaves on them)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2006 16:00:04 GMT
So I guess I need to crack the nut open then Andy?  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2006 21:23:25 GMT
it's weird, because, a friend of mine used to bring walnut seedlings into work all the time because the 'come up all over the place' at his house, yet the black walnut we have at work has no seedlings anywhere (its a good 100-150 years old) and when someone asked me the other day how they should get the nuts to grow i had to check (having never done it myself) and all it said was; sow, now, in a seed bed and leave them to it for a couple of years or in the spring after stratification
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Post by oldmoleskins on Nov 7, 2006 9:47:10 GMT
I seem to recall they're self-fertile, erratic germinators, rita - so put a couple of dozen in a large pot, leave outside and sod's law dictates you'll have more seedlings than you know what to do with!
One winter should take care of the timing, and no, you don't need to open the shell. Remove from the husk though (may be an inhibitor). Wash your hands afterwards (and if you're tempted to crush the leaves and smell them) - something else dredged up from tree-growing memory - leaves and husks are, if not actually poisonous, upsetting.
OM.
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Post by 4pygmies on Nov 7, 2006 9:59:24 GMT
I have grown 2 walnut trees from seeds Rita. It may have been a fluke though as I seem to remember just chucking them in a pot! They are now 10 years old, about 12ft tall and very healthy but no walnuts yet.......
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2006 13:01:30 GMT
Thanks for the info everyone - I will collect a few more and "throw them into a pot, and keep everything crossed" ;D
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Post by Chuckles on Nov 7, 2006 13:09:26 GMT
Make sure you label the pots Rita, I always forget and then wonder whats in them  |
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