Walnuts and Oaks: Winter Field Notes

northern red oak are uncommon around manitoba, but we're going to try them from a quebec seed source in zone 4a

provenance is the location, where the seeds are from - and often for a seed lot you want them from a close by or similar climate to know the trees will grow well. there is genetic variation inside species for traits like...

bur oak acorn collect last fall, it was a mast year and every tree in our area was loaded

This one tree dropped a couple of crates. The acorns were more variable sized, often smaller than on a regular year. I have some left but will likely run out by march, screening out the...

brought in some more butternuts from a US source

my cat Shmaven is super interested in all things seed related, also likes to chase...

packing some bur oak acorns, these little seed packs of 24 are still in stock, but starting to get low

checking in on germination testing, after a few weeks most of the bur oak are waking up

This process would be more optimal in some soil with more heat etc I have them near a window and it’s a bit chilly. I think expecting a few weeks to a month is about right. Usually I fall plant, this is the first year...

excited to find another source of zone 3 manitoba **edited** nuts which I suspect may be butternut

they’ve been air dried since the fall, think they’re...

germination testing our bur oak acorns after 3 months in cold storage, at about ten days the radicals are starting

to emerge. We had a bumper year and I collected maybe fifty pounds for seed, it’s more than I need so these have been available is 24 and 100 packs that ship worldwide by letter mail for around $4-6 shipping. It’s cool...