09/17/2024
I gathered these holly berries from a tree in Clinton, LA in December 2021, & planted them in a small plastic tote. Holly tree seeds require 2 winters to break dormancy, so they sat outside through winter, spring, summer, fall, & winter again until I finally got my first sprouts in February 2023. I let them grow for a full year & then finally finished potting them in June 2024. There were 712 baby trees in that one plastic tote! It was so crazy to have that level of successful germination after waiting over a year for anything to appear. I didn’t even know I gathered that many seeds. 😅 It’s still going to be another year before they are anywhere close to selling size, but you have to start somewhere! And start sooner than later. 😁
