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Anyone got any native tree seeds?

13 years ago

Now the sun's out and things are beginning to grow, I've decided to try to grow some native trees and shrubs this year. Has anyone got a couple of acorns, chestnuts, ash keys and specially Bog Myrtle berries they'd like to swap for things on my seedlist?

I have a lot of seeds to swap, and fresh Clivia miniata seeds waiting to be picked.

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crazylady
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13 years ago
NOW - HAVE Native Tree Seeds! I've just bought some tree seeds on Ebay. I don't know how they've been stored, but they aren't dried up and dead. They are fat and heavy, ready to sow - in fact two of the acorns are already sprouting.

I don't want dozens of big trees in my garden,and I don't do bonsai. It would be a pity to waste them, so I now have a few fresh seeds of the following to swap:

Castanea sativa - Chestnut
Corylus avellana - Hazel
Fagus sylvatica - Beech
Prunus domestica institia - Damson
Quercus robur - English Oak
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