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   Morning (morning1@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 26-Sep-2024 18:35:50 JST Morning

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   • Richard Rollinson

   @richrollgardener I’ve saved a few saplings from nearby trees this year too. Do you know if it’s best to plant them in the spring or fall? I’ve heard mixed opinions.

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     morph (morph@morphnet.de)'s status on Thursday, 26-Sep-2024 18:35:50 JST morph

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     • Richard Rollinson

     @Morning1 Fall is generally better. The root system will be recovered when it's becoming warm and the tree makes leaves (evaporation).
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     Richard Rollinson (richrollgardener@toot.wales)'s status on Thursday, 26-Sep-2024 18:35:51 JST Richard Rollinson

     We have a River Birch (Betula nigra) on the property and every year in the spring it showers down lots of seeds. Some end up sprouting in all my flower boxes so when I begin cleaning up in the autumn, I transplant as many as I can. Most go to my daughter, who is a Botany professor at a Pennsylvania university. There they are brought along in a greenhouse and planted out for a variety of projects. Have 32 potted up so far. More to come.
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