Re: Tree nuts

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• Date: Fri, 04 Jul 1997 18:19:10 -0300
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/S=T.PHILLIPE/OU1=R02F03A@mhs-fswa.attmail.com wrote:
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> I have some old hickory nuts and horsechestnuts I want to grow.
> Will soaking in water be sufficient, or should I nick the outer shell
> or do something else to increase germination prospects?
> Any growing medium suggestions?
> Todd Phillipe, South Dakota Black Hills, USDA 4
Hi Todd:
I had luck with the horsechestnut simply by raking them into a pile then
leaving them over winter after a week or two of warm weather in spring I
uncovered the pile to find several had germinated. Someone suggested
that perhaps they give off a gas that stimulates germination. Wanda

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