Study of wild olive tree germination
The germination of the wild olive tree is quite complex, it has taken us several years to find the key, because if the seed is harvested when ripe (at the same time as the traditional olive harvest) it does not work. When it is ripe but somewhat green, it is viable.
This year we have been able to carry out germination tests to find out how to develop an effective method.
La Montanera
In the past, “the montanera” was observed in mid-August, that is, to see how full the holm oaks were of acorns in order to organise the breeding and fattening of the livestock.
At Semillistas, we do the same thing to find out if we will have a sufficient harvest for reforestation.
We are a land stewardship organisation
When we were at the Enraizarte Festival (Peñascosa) we went to a talk about Land Stewardship, where the integral cooperative Estraperlo talked about their project ‘Toma Tierra’ in the Sierra del Segura (Albacete).
It was really inspiring, so we have registered in the list of Land Stewardship associations,
Priming of seeds with stronger latencies
There is also extensive long-term work to be done to obtain methodologies for priming seeds with stronger dormancy, or even requiring a year of cold and heat, such as hawthorn and wild rose.
This way we could have varieties ready for germination in a couple of weeks instead of a year!