Anyone growing trees?

[iamntxhunter]

I haven't read all the post but i saw a mossy oak commercial about their nursery and some of their particular trees. Just an fyi.

[unclefish]

Thinking about trying some chestnuts also this year. Where did you order the Chestnuts from?

Yep I got mine from the eBay dude. They are huge seeds. Way bigger than a quarter.

[yanta61]

i got some off ebay earlier from "rfarmer20k9" a lot of people on qdma said he was good and they are fresh.... was also $25.95 for 5 lbs shipped

[Jethro]

I grew wildlife chestnuts from empire chestnut last year. One thing I will say about any chestnut, beware of overwatering!!! They are very prone to damping off. If i do any more I think i will just start them in 1gal rootmaker pots and skip the 18 cells. I think that will make it much easier on the water issue.

Also, I believe all chestnuts need about 60 days of cold stratification, so put them in damp (not wet!) peat moss in the fridge for 2 months first. I think some of my problems last year came from having stored them too wet because I was scared of them drying out. Man, when they start growing though they really take off.

I still have some sawtooths still alive, we will see if the come back next spring.

[bwool]

Jethro, you know anywhere to get some sawtooth acorns right now?

[unclefish]

Ebay has a ton of sawtooth acorns right now.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=sawtooth+acorn&_sacat=0&_odkw=dunstan&_osacat=0&_from=R40

[bwool]

I just got some from ebay & evey single one of them floated! They didnt even think about sinkin!

[bwool]

Ok I tried a different seller, we'll see!

[unclefish]

I got some from tomhop9621 on eBay and every one of them sunk. I have them in the fridge stratifying now.

[bwool]

Thats who I just ordered 50 from. Makes me feel better knowing you had good luck with them. Thanks for the direction! Now we just need to find some DCO acorns!!!

[HighCountry]

Hows the best cheapest way to ship acorns?

[bwool]

I'm not positive but UPS or USPS would be my best guess.

[unclefish]

I got my acorns in a USPS envelope. They were all fine when I got them.

[bwool]

Hey Unc, those new sawtooths sank like a rock. Cant wait till they sprout!

[unclefish]

Hey Unc, those new sawtooths sank like a rock. Cant wait till they sprout!

Very good! Stratify them in some damp peat in the fridge for about 2 months.