hedge apples ??

[sonny]

I grabbed a couple of hedge apples one day when I headed back to my truck after hunting, placed them in
one of the compartments in the bed of my truck. Just thought about them- they're soft but I don't think
they're rotten,, wondering if I should freeze them or not.
suggestions ??   

[Pat B]

Glenn, place them in a bucket of water until spring then dig a shallow trench and pour the slush in the trench and cover it up. Most should germinate a bit later in the spring. The seeds won't rot and need time in the cold to break their dormancy so the way you have kept them so far is OK.

[GaryR]

I know this is an old thread but its what I've been looking for. In the fall of 2009 I put some horseapples in the freezer, then in spring, planted them in quality soil and sprouted a number of beautiful weeds. So, fall of 2010 I put them in the soil right away and now am waiting for sprouts. Will the new method work? If not, what to do when I get more the fall of this year? Does anyone sell just the seeds? Thanx for the help.

[Bevan R.]

My brother told me about an article he had just read that said to put the apples into the water and make a slurry out of it. Then poor it into a trench. The premise was to make an Osage Hedge to keep livestock in without running a fence line. Sounds just like what Pat was saying to do.

Bevan

[Lee Slikkers]

I thought about doing the same and scouted out the 3 Hedge rows I know about locally...seems the squirrels & rabbits beat me to them this year