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I want to try to grow the Empress tree, it is a fast grower and good potential for biomass. The problem is that it is evasive. There are companies that provide trees that are treated so they are sterile but they do not ship into Canada. What is the process to sterilize this tree so it would...

giving it a try. bought several small food containers and used a one hole punch to make holes on the sides to allow air flow. They stack nicely in my mini fridge and air can flow around them. I have over 16 different seeds and sandwich bags would be difficult.

I am preparing some of my tree seeds for cold stratification. Previous years I placed the seeds in zip lock bags with moss but find that the small seeds get lost in the medium. This year I would like to try to use sandwich boxes and spread the seeds on the surface. Should I put holes in the...

the Maple, Tulip and White Elm I will probably put outside and burm, but the Sweet Gum, Catalpa, Mulberry are still small and will probably cover in leaves or wood chips inside the shelter.

Someone from our garden club left me some nuts that he took from a tree on his fathers farm in Nova Scotia. His Dad planed it 40 yrs ago and is now dead so there there is no one to ask what it was. I talked to the son and he said the tree is wide spreading. The husk of the nut looks like a...

Could not see the attachment do you mound the earth up inside the tire? What about mosquito?

For the last few years I have been dabbling in growing trees for resale, presently as a hobby and possibly as an income when I retire in 6yrs. I have tried growing trees from seed and when successful bought bare root from growers. This year I finally had some success and was able to get people...