DN-----some of the foresters in WI have recommended broadcast planting of acorns as a seeding method....this Fall, walnut crop permitting, I am going to try drop seeding walnuts in areas where my red/white oaks have been decimated by deer/mice/rabbits....
I have a lot of natural regeneration of walnuts in areas and they seem to grow like weeds, so I hope to get them to grow by drop seeding and they will have a chance to catch up to the other oak, spruce and pine I have.....
For my large plantings, I bought 2-3 year old seedlings from our Dept. of Nat. Resources that I had decent luck with....
Here is a pic taken in July 2005 of a 3 year old spruce seedling that was planted in April of 2005. It is about 12 inches tall.
Here is a pic taken this Spring showing the growth over the past 5 years.
What species of tree will you be trying to grow from seed?
I, personally, am done trying to get oaks to grow....the deer love them as a food source when they are young and the ones that survive to the 4-5 foot height seem to be a favorite target for the bucks in late Fall.
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