Growing trees from seed

A short video about planting black walnut trees from seed.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• black walnut
• juglans nigra
• seed
• bur oak
• quercus macrocarpa
• black oak
• growing trees

[nyceone]

what is your recomendation for transplanting these trees? If the taproot is long, when do you move them to the more widely spaced orchard of walnuts you have in the video. Thanks a ton! Your patience to grow trees from seed is awesome.

[iv2sab]

@nyceone It's best to transplant them after one year, usually in the early spring when they are still dormant. You can do it after two years, but it's harder to dig the trees up and they will probably suffer more transplant shock. The taproots tend to be long on these so you'll need to dig fairly deep. Don't worry too much though if you don't get the whole taproot. Just trim off the rough ends of broken roots with hand pruners. The trees usually survive. Thanks for watching.

[emannyc2002]

have you ever tried birch tree's ? i have a grey birch with little tiny seeds that i cant figure out how to grow.

[iv2sab]

@emannyc2002 I've never tried to grow birch trees, so I don't know. (Try this search in Google: germinate gray birch seeds filetype:pdf) Specifically, there seems to be a pretty good document from the USDA (Plant Guide for the Gray Birch). I hope this helps.

[kidkavon]

any watering tips?

[iv2sab]

@kidkavon It depends on where you are. In Indiana and the Midwest in general, it's usually enough to water them well when you transplant them. If the weather or that particular location is dry during the first year, it wouldn't hurt to give them a good soaking every few weeks.

[emannyc2002]

@iv2sab will do , thanks

[munkirinch]

bravo to you Sir. YOur doing great things for your Country.

!Long Live The Republic!

[mmaaxx1198]

WOW, thats huge for 6 years old!!!

[iv2sab]

@hernandezsinai Yeah, sure - as long as the pots are deep enough for the roots. Black walnuts and some oaks (burr oaks for one) have pretty long taproots. If you leave them in the pots too long, the roots can become permanently bent, which I've heard can be bad for them.