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[Charles Rhora <rhoras@nuttrees.com>]

I find that soaking the nut seeds in cold water for 2 to 3 days in the 
spring just before planting. I change the water daily. This applies to 
Pecans and English (Carpathian) walnuts.   I just store the nuts after 
proper drying and curing in the fall in a cool dry location until 
spring.  Germination is excellent.

Charles Rhora,
Zone 4
http:/www.nuttrees.com



At 09:16 AM 04/01/2006, you wrote:
> At 10:03 PM 1/3/2006, Topgun wrote:
> > Some commercial nurserymen just soak the intact nuts in water for 5 days. 
> > One says he does not change the water but I would recommend it.
>
> That is what I do - I don't even bother stratifying pecans anymore; I just 
> store them in the barn, then when I'm ready to plant in the spring, I soak 
> the nuts for 4-5 days, changing the water daily.  I get good germination 
> rates - well over 90% .
> For whatever reason, though, shagbark hickory nuts handled in the same 
> manner usually give me very low germination rates - it seems that they 
> really need cold, moist stratification.
>
> Dylan,
> Your seedlings will be a crapshoot, of sorts, with regard to nut quality 
> &/or disease resistance - and you'll likely be waiting somewhere between 
> 12-20 years(or possibly more) for your seedling pecans to come into 
> production.  You could, however, plant them out, grow them for 2-3 years, 
> then graft to named varieties that have been proven to be productive in 
> your area.  Doing this would give you nuts of know quality in about half 
> the time you'd have to wait for a seedling to bear.
> I have a friend in NJ who's got a big collection of pecans, hickories, and 
> walnuts.  He could give you good advice as to which varieties would be 
> your best bet for production on LI, as I wouldn't anticipate his climate 
> to be radically different from your own.
>
> Lucky Pittman
> USDA Cold Zone 6
> AHS Heat Zone 7
> Hopkinsville, KY
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