- 1). Gather beech nut seeds from the bottom of a tree as they fall. They will be in hulls that have turned brown and are starting to open. Nature does the preparation for you, and once the hulls open, the seeds are ready to plant.
- 2). Plant beech nut seeds in a small four inch pot about a half inch down in the dirt. Use potting soil as the medium. If possible, mix in a little bit of the dirt from where the tree will planted later. If you not growing from seeds, and instead have a seedling, leave it in the container that it came in until it is at least a foot tall. Grow seeds until they reach the same height.
- 3). Water the soil until it is damp. Keep the soil damp and the seedling in direct sunlight. Make sure the container has drainage holes so that the roots aren't sitting in water. This could cause rot.
- 4). Keep the pots outside or inside. Outside will help them adapt better to their environment, but it is possible to keep the small seedlings inside. Do bring them in to protect them if there is a chance of a hard frost.
- 5). Move the beech nut tree out into the yard. Dig a wide hole a couple of feet across and at least a foot deep so that you break up the soil. Mix in top soil and some mulch with the dirt. This will aerate the soil. The mulch will also provide nutrients as it breaks down over time.
- 6). Fill back in some of the dirt. You want to plant the seedling at the same level it is in the pot. Put the tree in the hole and cover it with the loose soil. Pat the soil down gently, but firmly, so that the tree will stand on its own.
- 7). Stake the beech nut tree with a stake and twine so that as it grows and gets top heavy, it won't fall over.
- 8). Give the tree a good watering to get the soil moist and settle dirt that was dug up.
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