In another forum I had to write about this. Maybe other people would like to have them on their own tree within reach
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After some education from a gardener in a Botanical Garden I grew successfully this half parasite on my trees(it produces its own sugar from the Sap the tree provides).
If you have fresh seed in March maybe weeks earlier, squeeze the little green embryo onto a twig or small branch of a suitable tree with very young smooth bark.
For the species which grows here on leaf trees the following trees are suitable, there is another species which grows on fir or pine it won’t grow on leaf trees.
Apple poplar linden and willow species, not as good is robinia, birch and oak takes very rarely. I saw them on Maple and rowan tree too an other trees might work.
After squeezing the embryo to the bark, swaddle some of the sticky snotty stuff which will stick to your finger and the berry around the twig, sometimes you must smear it on. This holds the little embryo in place.
Branches with thicker bark won’t take because the tree has to grow over the little Sucker (sometimes two) which will come out in the first year.
If it has two suckers it looks like a little dark green heart. The seed is in fact a little embryo which needs light for photosynthesis. In the second year will appear the first pair of leafs. The little suckers are now linked to the sap flow of the tree and you wont loose it easily. Even if you take everything of the green part it will regrow from the part below the bark.
Every year there is another doubled set of two leafs at the end of each pair, with a little green stick in between. After seven sets you might expect the first flower. Which is in fact quite easy overlooked. If it’s a female plant you will see developing berries in the summer.
The growing cycle will show you the age of the plant easily.
I did it quite often and have always some success. If you do it now, the rate of taking is much lower, than in February /March. But you will loose two third of the little embryos on average in normal conditions.
If you have branches with berries keep them outside in the sun and cold. Some netting will be advisable or the birds will do the work.
Usually the birds will start to feed on this berries in February March. This is the optimum time for seeding. Keeping them outside in the cold and sun they will store easily till this time what little light will go through the translucent berry is enough for photosynthesis. I have not tried to deep freeze them it might work but I doubt it.
Sorry I am no native speaker and could not do it better.
Hope you will enjoy.
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