Alder cones should they ????

[rickyjjuk]

Hi All :hi:

A question if I may should alder cones start to grow shoots??? I only ask as I recently got some and after about a week or so they are growing shoots??

Regards

Ricky

 

[Jimmy]

It sounds like your cones still had seeds in, probably not dried for long enough, and now they have sprouted.

Were the cones opened or closed when you got them ?

 

[FF MkII]

There is no harm in them growing shoots, they won't get very far anyway

 

[Tener ds]

might be a daft question but why have u put alder cones in ur tank?:dk:

 

[bigbird]

hello, they can assist with PH and also have some medicinal properties. Look at http://www.aldercones.com/ and http://www.tankgeek.com/2010/10/04/alder-cones-for-healing-and-aesthetics/

cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[Joby]

Ooer I've used alder cones for a while but never seen them sprout before :dk:

 

[rickyjjuk]

Hi and thanks for the replies I will try take a picture of some when I can. Another question is how long do you keep them in before replacing or do you just add more?

Regards

Ricky

 

[bigbird]

i keep them in till they start to fall apart, then syphon them out at the next water change. The other option would be to place them in the filter with a sock. cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[Tener ds]

hello, they can assist with PH and also have some medicinal properties. Look at http://www.aldercones.com/ and http://www.tankgeek.com/2010/10/04/alder-cones-for-healing-and-aesthetics/

cheers jk :thumbup:

wow...didnt know that.live and learn.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

I only ask as I recently got some and after about a week or so they are growing shoots??

I don't think it matters, I've got some Green Alder Alnus cordata cones that I've collected recently, and they are also growing seedlings in the tanks. I've had it happen before with Common Alder, but this doesn't seem to happen if you collect the cones later in the year, so I assume it is because the scales are still closed, and the seed hasn't fallen out yet.

You could try drying the cones for a couple of days, my suspicion is that the all the seeds will then drop out, and the cones will be obviously open.

cheers Darrel