Sycamore -from seed gathering.

[goosey]

For the Breathing Spaces 2006 seed gathering weekend at the end of October, I planted a sycamore seed. This is it is now, 54cm and doing well. I haven't a clue where I can plant it as there is certainly no room in our garden so I will just repot it every now and then.

How are the seeds doing that other members planted?

[Jez]

I know the feeling my brother asked me to look after 200 oaks that he had grown from acorns whilst he moved into his first house and i now want them shifted! Had planted 5 the other day 195 to go. Oh well

[Dan Salter]

But why did you choose sycamore? Its a non native pain in the aspen !

I spend most of my volunteering days getting rid of it!

[Dan Salter]

While im sure your intentions are all good i think ill explain

The idea of the Springwatch/Breathing spaces seed hunt to was to collect seed from 6 of our NATIVE trees,

Scots Pine, Rowan, Hazel, Alder, Birch and of course our english OAK.

[paulchandler6]

I planted 2 acorns the year my daughter was born, both trees are now well over 30ft tall. Fortunately my daughter is only 5ft 5 ins. Cheers

[Dan Salter]

Originally Posted by paulchandler6

I planted 2 acorns the year my daughter was born, both trees are now well over 30ft tall. Fortunately my daughter is only 5ft 5 ins. Cheers

How old is she? ( no not like that) just curious as to how long oak takes to reach 30ft?

[paulchandler6]

Originally Posted by Dan Salter

How old is she? ( no not like that) just curious as to how long oak takes to reach 30ft?

Twenty Eight. Cheers

[Dan Salter]

Originally Posted by paulchandler6

Twenty Eight. Cheers

So 1ft a year on average. cool cheers.

[goosey]

Originally Posted by Dan Salter

But why did you choose sycamore? Its a non native pain in the aspen !

I spend most of my volunteering days getting rid of it!

I chose a sycamore and an oak because I found the seeds on the pavement close to where I live, on the way to the shop and thought I would join in. If I hadn't spotted them I probably would have planted nothing. The acorn didn't grow. I didn't realise that sycamores are non native until you said, I live in Holland and I should imagine they are non native here aswell

[Lincs Yellowbelly]

European Sycamore are apparantly native from France east to poland, so they could well be a native of Holland

I've got around 6 Oak, 2 Beech, a Dog Rose and a Hazel in pots in the garden, growing them is easy it's just findig somewhere to put them which is the hard thing