Growing Trees From Seed

Where can I get seeds for growing trees, I would love to grow a corkscrew hazel, oak, chestnut or similar...Can anyone help me please?

Laura x

 

Corkscrew Hazel sadly will not grow from seed, it has to be grafted on to ordinary Hazel. Hazel nuts, acorns, horse chestnuts and sweet chestnuts are easy enough to find lying round in the countryside (at least they are here) in Autumn.

 

We have a horse chestnut, now 4m high, grown from seed by the wife. There are also sweet chestnut not far behind. In pots first then a rabbit protected bed then open garden. Walnuts next. All seeds from side of road. Good luck.

 

Palustris, does that mean you can`t use it to do living hurdles or panels. darn-I thought I had thought of a brilliant screen for my compost bin!

 

We have a collection of chesnut trees all planted for us by squirrels - we save one every year and I love to see them growing.
Good luck:thumb:

 

This Oak Tree was one that grew from an acorn fallen from the parent Oak, I dug it up and planted it about 25 years ago. It was planted between the established conifers and has outgrown them.
http://www.erowell.co.uk/Amphot/P1060003-b.JPG

 

hi laura

you would find baby oaks growing around an older one.

i have many and can send some to you if you pm your address.