I apologize if this is in the wrong area of the forums.
I'd like to try
growing some nut trees from seed in my area (USDA zone 6A). I planted several small walnut
trees, hazelnut trees, and almond trees before, but they died.
I'd like to try planting more, and doing it from seed seems cheapest, especially considering how expensive nut trees normally are.
To my shock and surprise, raw (unheated*) nut seeds are exploitively expensive on eBay. $12 bucks for 4 seeds? Bwah? Half the seeds won't even germinate, and half the germinated seeds won't survive the first year.
(*USDA requires sellers of nuts in grocery stores to heat-treat them, to kill salmonella, which results in grocery-store seeds not germinating)
So, anyone want to
sell me something along the lines of:
(Already received)
A dozen english walnut seeds (preferably of more than one variety!) [not Black walnuts; English ones, e.g. Carpathians or similar]
(Already received)
A dozen papershell almond seeds (preferably of more than one variety!) [Not Hall's Hardy! I already got two of those, and they aren't papershell nor are they true almonds]
(Already received)
A dozen filbert hazelnut seeds (preferably of more than one variety!)
(Already received)
Pistachio seeds
A dozen
pecan seeds (preferably of more than one variety!)
Six or so
chestnut seeds.
Six or so
apricot seeds (especially Moorpark if you have one)
Six or so
nectarine seeds
Six or so
plum seeds (not Santa Rosa - I already have one of those, and can collect my own seeds)
Six or so
peach seeds
I'm not expecting anyone to have all those, but if you have at least three of those categories, and are willing to mail them to me, I'd be ecstatic.
My focus is on nut trees, especially, as those are the most expensive and have the highest failure rate for me.
Including shipping, my budget would be
$25 $20 (via Paypal) if you can get me three or more of those categories. Let me know if you can; I live in the Midwest USA.
