Mahindra3016
5 year old buck +
I collected some chestnuts today from one of my sportsman's clubs trees. They are just starting to fall, I would like to direct sow them into raised beds and have bareroot trees next fall or the following spring.
I tried this past season, and failed miserably, I only sprouted two trees, I had direct sowed the nuts last fall and covered the top of the raised bed with hardware cloth, I since read that you are not to let the nuts freeze, I'm guessing this is what happened.
How would I cold stratify them if I wanted to direct sow them in the spring? I wouldnt want them to start sprouting too early. Is there a way to store them and keep them viable without starting the stratification process?
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I tried this past season, and failed miserably, I only sprouted two trees, I had direct sowed the nuts last fall and covered the top of the raised bed with hardware cloth, I since read that you are not to let the nuts freeze, I'm guessing this is what happened.
How would I cold stratify them if I wanted to direct sow them in the spring? I wouldnt want them to start sprouting too early. Is there a way to store them and keep them viable without starting the stratification process?
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