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Sloe Tree...(How to grow)

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  • 25-10-2010 12:12pm
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    Devrobia
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭


    Hi i am trying to grow a sloe tree and i was just wondering what is the best way to go about it, do i extract the seed or leave the flesh on them. Can i grow them in a propagator or do the seeds need stratification....someone please help me

    Cheers
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    looksee
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    They are local, naturally occuring trees so you will need to imitate the process of the seeds having been through a bird's gut. Yes, remove the flesh and rub with sandpaper to get them started. Some wild trees seeds do need to be sandpapered and others don't so maybe try a few of each. Put the seeds in a pot and leave out for the winter cold to get to them.


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    Devrobia
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    Thanks a million, i will give it a go and hopefully i will have some success...planted 13 seeds so surely i will get at least a couple that will grow... Thanks again


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    Tora Bora
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    Devrobia wrote: »
    Hi i am trying to grow a sloe tree and i was just wondering what is the best way to go about it, do i extract the seed or leave the flesh on them. Can i grow them in a propagator or do the seeds need stratification....someone please help me

    Cheers

    Why go such a long way around. Find any grove or hedge of blackthorn, and walk carefully along the perimiter. You will certainly find, new trees from an inch to a couple of feet high, already started off and growing strongly. Blackthorn spreads like wildfire.
    Dig carefully and replant where you want them.:D:D


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    Devrobia
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭Devrobia


    Have my seeds sown so hopefully i will see a result in the spring...I might pop out tomorrow and see if i can pick up a small sapling, i have been looking around for a small one for a while but to no sucess. Fingers crossed...:)


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    artieanna
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    You can also take cuttings from blackthorns Nov/Dec. Select a cutting with lots of buds and around the width of a pencil, remove leaves. make a sloping cut / remove a nip of the bark off the stem to help rooting. Use compost/sand mixture and leave in place for a year before moving. plant a few to allow for any failures..


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    Devrobia
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    Thats a great idea, how long before they root then if i do that...


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    artieanna
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    They should be left untouched for a year and then can be repotted or grown on.


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