Trunk Chop Large Maple

[Pitoon]

Gotta watch what you tell Pitoon, he's a serious collector...View attachment 401916

Well you know I'm a grower......now I have to research how much that machine costs, lol

 

[Gr8tfuldad]

Next time your up this way we can go together. Maybe we drive your new machine there

 

[Pitoon]

It’s by a river

That's your secret stash, lol.

I got a neighbor that has a JM loaded with seeds.......guess who's going to go picking come Halloween!

 

[Gr8tfuldad]

That's your secret stash, lol.

I got a neighbor that has a JM loaded with seeds.......guess who's going to go picking come Halloween!

What good is a stash if your not willing to share it ?

 

[Pitoon]

Next time your up this way we can go together. Maybe we drive your new machine there

Hey Jersey's not that far from me we can plan a day and go collecting.

 

[Gr8tfuldad]

Hey Jersey's not that far from me we can plan a day and go collecting.

Definitely! Make sure your bring poison ivy/sumac wash!!!

 

[Pitoon]

That tree spade is $10k and the skid steer another $15k........that's a lot of pot making, lol!!!!

 

[Pitoon]

Definitely! Make sure your bring poison ivy/sumac wash!!!

Long sleeves and double up!

 

[Gr8tfuldad]

Now we know it’s there we can work smartly. My brother got it a week earlier but not nearly as bad. I must be allergic to it now. Thank god the steroids helped it.

 

[Gr8tfuldad]

We should definitely go before the leaves drop, it will make things easier.

 

[Pitoon]

We should definitely go before the leaves drop, it will make things easier.

It would be best to collect them when they go dormant or right before the buds break.

 

[Forsoothe!]

I have better luck with JM seeds that have fallen as opposed to still on the tree.

 

[Pitoon]

Me personally I'm looking for the smaller ones say 1/2" to 1" for mame.

 

[Gr8tfuldad]

Me personally I'm looking for the smaller ones say 1/2" to 1" for mame.

I have a few already potted up for you or there is a ton of them still there.

 

[Pitoon]

I have better luck with JM seeds that have fallen as opposed to still on the tree.

I figured out in my area right around Halloween they are ready to collect off the tree. I've picked up fallen seed at the US Arboratum around the same time. There's a fruiting Ginkgo and Corneilian Cherry that I know there to collect a ton of fallen fruit to collect the seeds as well.

 

[Forsoothe!]

Everything is species-specific. Honey locust pods need to be picked off the tree when the pods just begin to go splotchy brown, and Redbud when they first start to open. Both because bugs drill tiny holes in the seed and lay egg(s) the later you get them. Every seed should be inspected for a hole.

 

[Gr8tfuldad]

Speaking of seeds. I collected half of the cotton Easter seeds on my tree. I will collect the other half in a few weeks. How long should I wait to remove the seeds from the fleshy fruit? Thanks.

 

[Gr8tfuldad]

Everything is species-specific. Honey locust pods need to be picked off the tree when the pods just begin to go splotchy brown, and Redbud when they first start to open. Both because bugs drill tiny holes in the seed and lay egg(s) the later you get them. Every seed should be inspected for a hole.

Thanks for the heads up on the redbud. I just collected a ton of seeds from our tree.

 

[Forsoothe!]

Ka tone ne aster is one word.

 

[Gr8tfuldad]

Ka tone ne aster is one word.

I hate trying to spell that word.