Conker Trees

Having heard about the Horse Chestnut population being in trouble over the past few years from Leaf Minor Moth and Bleeding Cankar, i've been collecting about 20 conkers over the past four years, planting them in pots, usually with about 50% success rate, then planting them out in the wild in various places when they're big enough.

 

I like your thinking, I have Horse Chestnut (conker), Sweet Chestnut, Hazel & Bird Cherry all growing from seed/nuts collected from the wild..

Well Done

 

Well some might say I'm interfering with nature, but as gardeners, we're helping nature all the time aren't we?