Planting trees/seeds

[Reynard]

I noticed that!
Not nearly as many bike tyre threatening spiky shells, for now anyway.
Walnuts I never see, there aren't any walnut trees in my area.
I was wondering why the local authority seem to favour the planting of trees that don't produce edible fruit.

It's easy to mistake walnut with ash, as they are sort of similar, especially the leaves. Once you know the difference though, they stick out like a sore thumb! I reckon I know the location of all of the non-garden walnut trees in a seven or eight mile radius from here...

That reminds, I know of a couple of sweet chestnut trees, must go and check them out...

I totally get what you say about not planting species with edible fruit and nuts, as it's just such a lovely resource to have. In that respect, I'm SO lucky with my village having a community orchard. OTOH, vandalism and people being greedy are the flip side.

That said, my paternal grandfather was a politician in mid / late 1930s Poland, and he set up a scheme in the rural areas of his constituency for planting cherry and plum trees in the roadside verges. It was almost like a community orchard, except the intention was that the locals would pick and sell the fruit, or turn it into preserves and then sell that in order to generate additional income.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I totally get what you say about not planting species with edible fruit and nuts, as it's just such a lovely resource to have.

Well, I did my bit for the next generations: from 2020 to 2024 I have planted 12 fruit trees - apples, pears and plums - in my local communal greens.
Phantom planted as I could not get a response either way from the local authority
I don't expect all of them to survive, but the 2020 apples and pears have been fruiting.
The 2020 plum had one plumb this year, to my surprise because I thought I did plant an apple tree there
The after care is a bit of work, because I have had to drag heavy water drums in the fields when it was dry, but it's worth it.
Another couple of years, all my "babies" will be strong enough to resist the weather and the council cutters

 

[Reynard]

That's such a fabby thing to have done! You're a superstar, Pat!

 

[CXRAndy]

Mrs and I were at a local pub when we saw a conker tree in the corner. We gathered up as many conkers in our pockets, took them home. We have around 40 viable conkers to plant up in pots and see if we can plant them next year around the local area

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Mrs and I were at a local pub when we saw a conker tree in the corner. We gathered up as many conkers in our pockets, took them home. We have around 40 viable conkers to plant up in pots and see if we can plant them next year around the local area

You cannot eat conkers!
I have found a net of chestnuts in Tesco reduced to a pound - @Reynard
I was going to eat them, however I Googled a wee bit if they could be made to sprout.
Surprise surprise, the water bucket method (if they float they are not viable seeds) showed most of the net can be sprouted.
They are now in my fridge for stratification.
If only one makes it, I'll be a happy chappy, I know exactly where to phantom plant it for the future generations to enjoy chestnuts