# \#woody

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## [Cherry seedlings](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/cherry-seedlings/497)

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**Author:** [@Lauren](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Lauren)\
**Replies:** 37\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/cherry-seedlings/497 "2025-05-06T17:27:09Z")

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For years I have tried to start sweet cherries from seed. I get about a 10% germination rate but the seedlings nearly always have problems, from a total lack of chlorophyll, a partial lack of chlorophyll (variegated whit…

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## [Tap roots on woody plants - fragile or not?](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/tap-roots-on-woody-plants-fragile-or-not/3135)

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**Author:** [@malterod](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/malterod)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/tap-roots-on-woody-plants-fragile-or-not/3135 "2024-11-10T18:40:12Z")

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I would question your assumption about the tap root. On what basis do you believe it makes any significant change to not damage the tap root? Nurseries routinely prune tap roots and mainstream woody plant physiology des…

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## [Nonspecific woody perennial landrace discussion](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/nonspecific-woody-perennial-landrace-discussion/153)

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**Author:** [@Greenstorm](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Greenstorm)\
**Replies:** 33\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 4:27am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/nonspecific-woody-perennial-landrace-discussion/153 "2023-08-21T04:27:21Z")

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2022-04-13T07:00:00Z (UTC) A number of us are working on food forests/perennial structures. I have a leaning towards hard selection from seedlings, and I’m focusing on a couple fruits particularly to start. What woody p…

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## [Heart Rot, Apples, and microbial communities](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/heart-rot-apples-and-microbial-communities/251)

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**Author:** [@Greenstorm](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Greenstorm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/heart-rot-apples-and-microbial-communities/251 "2022-12-17T21:00:24Z")

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\[Wiki page-- do you have something to add to this topic? You can edit this post\] This is a really great article by Eliza Greenwood, who has been working on woody perennial/animal combined systems for a long time. I reco…