[SEL] Henry Ford Plans

[armstrong]

Bill,
  Quarter the hedge apples and just lay the quartered piece on the ground 
without covering it.  It may be two years before you get a seedling but get 
them you will.   George
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Matthews" <bmatthews at matthewsfarm.com>
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Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 5:27 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Henry Ford Plans


>I have had some success by letting the fruit dry somewhat and then sorting 
>out the seeds to plant.  I had to plant many seeds to get just a few 
>seedlings.
>
> <<Bob Matthews>>
>  <<NW Ohio>>
>
>
>
> Bill Brueck wrote:
>
>>While we're on these Osage Oranges, as I know them, does anybody know how 
>>to
>>get a crop going?
>>
>>I tried drying out a few seeds and planting them, nothing came up.
>>
>>So I bought some seeds from a nursery and planted them.  Same result.
>>
>>Can't be all that difficult.  Just keep trying?
>>
>>It's unclear to me that they would be OK in southern Minnesota, but I 
>>should
>>at least have had some sprouts come up.  They seemed to grow OK in central
>>Iowa where I grew up.
>>
>>
>>
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