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Potential forest

BigladBiglad Posts: 3,265
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Hi all,

I've got hundreds (possibly thousands) of beech tree seeds scattered all over the back garden. How many do we think are likely to germinate? 
East Lancs

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  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Ditto. Some years there are lots of seedlings, just need weeding out whilst small.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • BigladBiglad Posts: 3,265
    I've been trying to collect as many as possible from the new back lawn. Don't fancy them proliferating there :( 
    East Lancs
  • MikeOxgreenMikeOxgreen Posts: 812
    Grow them then bring them here to me, I'll plant them. You can't be far from me and then you can say you did your bit for the environment.
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    If they are anything like my Ash seeds @Biglad, most of them  ;)  I could always do you a swap - Ash and Birch for some Beech  :D
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    edited October 2022
    Seems to be a particularly good year for beech seeds.
    Blinking nuisance...from a neighbours tree.

    Beech mast and seedling pics below




    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,841
    The jays have been busy round here so I expect a new oak forest next year. We can usually rely on the woodpigeons hoovering up lots of the beech mast with flocks up to 50 strong at times but I still have to pull hundreds every year.
  • BigladBiglad Posts: 3,265
    Neighbour keeps threatening to give the offending tree a good trim but hasn't. The prevailing wind dumps all debris onto us :( 
    East Lancs
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