Growing Trees: Difference between revisions

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"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." - Chinese Proverb

Attempt One

I started with about 40 seeds in 2019. ~12 were oaks, and the rest were Red Pines. Both (sub)species are native to Northern Lower Michigan. I'm currently (May 2021) sitting at four trees still alive. So I'm going to write down some notes in hope that I can learn from my mistakes.

The biggest mistake I made was not caring for them myself the entire time. Unfortunately it wasn't easy to move them to WI, so I left them in the care of my brother. I don't think they were watered enough. Note I only blame myself for not finding a way to move them.

The other big mistake I made was letting them dry out. Not sure if I didn't water them enough, gave them too much light, or both. On my next attempt I'm going to do more research on the specific species of tree before buying seeds.

Attempt Two

Planning to get one pine and one maple seed.

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 == Attempt One ==
-I started with about 40 seeds in 2019. ~12 were oaks, and the rest were fur(?) pines. Both (sub)species are native to Northern Lower Michigan. I'm currently (May 2021) sitting at four trees still alive. So I'm going to write down some notes in hope that I can learn from my mistakes.
+I started with about 40 seeds in 2019. ~12 were oaks, and the rest were Red Pines. Both (sub)species are native to Northern Lower Michigan. I'm currently (May 2021) sitting at four trees still alive. So I'm going to write down some notes in hope that I can learn from my mistakes.
 The biggest mistake I made was not caring for them myself the entire time. Unfortunately it wasn't easy to move them to WI, so I left them in the care of my brother. I don't think they were watered enough. Note I only blame myself for not finding a way to move them.