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bigcountry:
Ok, stopped by the side of the road and picked up some fruit from teh Bodark tree.

I got several acres and would like to plant. 

I figured its late in the year to plant now.  So trying to come up with the best time.  Thinking I would get em started in a pot in the house for a few months and plant in the spring.  Good idea?  Better way?

Pat B:
Put them in buckets of water and overwinter them like that. In the spring dig a shallow trench and pour the "mush" in the trench and cover it up. They should germinate in the spring or early summer. Leave them in that trench until next fall and transplant them out where you want them permanently.

bigcountry:

--- Quote from: Pat B on October 10, 2010, 08:46:51 pm ---Put them in buckets of water and overwinter them like that. In the spring dig a shallow trench and pour the "mush" in the trench and cover it up. They should germinate in the spring or early summer. Leave them in that trench until next fall and transplant them out where you want them permanently.

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Hmm, never heard of a method like that. But I will sure give em a shot.  I will you know how it works.

Eric Krewson:
Pat has it right, just don't pour your "mush" too concentrated or you will have seedlings sprouting as thick as hair on a dog and hard to separate to replant. I used to repot the seedlings shortly after they sprouted in gallon pots. I would let them grow for a year and cull any that exhibited the characteristics of a twisted, dogleg tree, only kept the straight trunk ones.

I gave away all but a few of my year old seedlings. Some had good luck growing them, others did not.   

Badger:
      I planted 2 batches of 100 seeds last year. I soaked them in water for a week and then put in tiny pots and kept wet. germination is about 80% and so far 100% survival. Seems to be an easy plant to propagate. I put them in different types of soil and their is a huge difference in how they are growing. This winter I will move up to 1 gallon pots and keep them their until I find homes for them. Several I have turned into little bonsai plants. Steve

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