"Tim" wrote in message newsprqpdd2d2wxhha1@localhost...
I
supose it's a couple of | years old at the most. I think it's the large-
nut californian variety, | rather than the European type.

No, 3" is this year's germination.
Blimey they grow fast.

That's not a lot for seedlings of large deciduous trees. As Nick says some of it is down to the size of the seed, but
I've just spent a week pulling out Sycamore seedlings germinated this year and they range from 2 inches to about 9
inches in a large bed with very variable soil conditions. A few Aesculus seedlings in the same bed are about 8-10
inches, Ash typically about 3-4 inches.

Rod