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Post by The witch on Jul 17, 2007 10:19:04 GMT 1
For those of you who don't know, I have just moved to Lincoln from a very small Norfolk village.  There were quite a few Walnut trees in the village, I thought growing a Walnut tree here in my new garden would be a wonderful reminder of the Norfolk village we have just left. Last autumn I collected 10 or so walnuts and put them in my freezer until early spring, I then potted them up and crossed my fingers. I'm amazed to say that 8 have germinated. As we live in a conservation area I have decided against planting one directly into my small garden, but intend instead to grow one of the saplings in a container for as long as possible. |
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Post by Sleepy on Jul 17, 2007 10:20:51 GMT 1
For those of you who don't know, I have just moved to Lincoln from a very small Norfolk village. There were quite a few Walnut trees in the village, I thought growing a Walnut tree here in my new garden would be a wonderful reminder of the Norfolk village we have just left. Last autumn I collected 10 or so walnuts and put them in my freezer until early spring, I then potted them up and crossed my fingers. I'm amazed to say that 8 have germinated. As we live in a conservation area I have decided against planting one directly into my small garden, but intend instead to grow one of the saplings in a container for as long as possible. I was in Lincoln this weekend just gone! Very pretty! |
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Post by The witch on Jul 17, 2007 10:29:51 GMT 1
It's a lovely city especially near the castle and cathedral.  You should have popped in for a cuppa Sleepy, we live just 10 minutes to the south east of the city. |
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Post by Sleepy on Jul 17, 2007 10:32:08 GMT 1
It's a lovely city especially near the castle and cathedral. You should have popped in for a cuppa Sleepy, we live just 10 minutes to the south east of the city. I didn't realise you were in Lincoln. It's where we had our reunion. We had drinks by the riverside, and then dinner at the Jews House. I cannot recommend that restaurant enough - the service and the food were both excellent. |
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Post by The witch on Jul 17, 2007 10:36:01 GMT 1
Lincoln has really changed for the better over the years, the newish university being the reason. |
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Post by The witch on Jul 18, 2007 12:57:15 GMT 1
I wonder if, I could grow an Almond tree using the same method.  |
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Post by emseypop on Jul 18, 2007 15:56:17 GMT 1
you've got nothing to loose in trying The witch!
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Post by plocket on Jul 18, 2007 17:33:32 GMT 1
My mum spent some of her childhood in Lincoln and has very fond memories of the place.
The walnut trees sound fantastic The witch and congratulations on your germination success. I've never been particularly successful growing trees, although we have a plethora of horse-chestnut seedlings every year!!!
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Post by 4pygmies on Aug 1, 2007 7:05:38 GMT 1
I have managed to get 4 Rowan babies out of the tray I sowed last Autumn and 1 Spindle has come up too. Not a fantastic germination rate then.....not as good as your walnuts, The witch. I keep meaning to try Sweet Chestnut as my neighbour has a fruit bearing tree. They cost a fortune to buy but I expect they take about 15 years to start bearing nuts......
I remember Carol Klein sowing berries in a big tub a couple of years ago on GW. I never heard or saw anything about them after that though - does that mean she didn't get many either??
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Post by The witch on Aug 1, 2007 13:46:44 GMT 1
I had limited success with Hawthorn 3 years or so ago, I prepared about 15 seeds but only 3 germinated.  I too was amazed at the germination rate of the Walnuts - I would have considered myself lucky if just one had sprouted - 100% is unusual I suppose. Freezing them for 3 months at -18c must have done the trick. About 15 Christmas's ago we bought some chestnuts, as you do, and discovered one was sprouting, I potted it up - it's still in a pot to this day!! ;D It's about 2' 6" tall but hasn't flowered yet. |
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