Hi all. I recently got a big seed haul that I wanted to share (and if anyone has advice for germination, please share). Then I remembered the topic that inspired that purchase in the first place: Silviculture.
I was learning about a lot of useful and attractive trees from cooler climes, some of which have broad tolerances (or otherwise seem worth trialing), and others with outright tropical relatives for me to try out. And I started ordering them and collecting them. I got quite a few sent over from California, growing in one or two gallon pots.
Sequoiadendron doesn’t seem to like it here too much, I don’t think my last tree will hold out much longer. Meanwhile, Sequoia and Metasequoia are doing great so far, as are Taxodium, Stone Pine, and Podocarpus. I failed to sprout Dacrydium (Kahikatea), and am on my second attempt with Torreya. I also have some Cephalotaxus clones in the shade, but I need confirmed males and females to get fruit & nuts from them.
Among the non-conifers, I got several Ginkgo seedlings I might graft later, as well as Weeping Willow, Celtis, Cork Oak, Valley Oak and English Oak. I’m filling up my collection before I’ve even found space to plant it in.
Regarding my seed haul, I just got it today:
I’m not sure how I’m gonna handle each seed, but I anticipate a lot of soaking in the coming days.
Do any of y’all grow so called Silvics just for the enjoyment of them?