Before using in aquarium, following cure the woods by following steps:
1. Collect the woods.
2. Put in sunlight for 5-6 days until they dry.
3. Soak the woods in water. They will be float on water surface.
4. After 2 days, remove their bark and clean.
5. Put some weight over the woods and soak in water.
6. After 5-6 days, woods will be ready to use in the aquarium.
Some of my scapes with Lemon tree wood over the years:
Photograph 2: Subwassertang over a Lemon tree branch
Most of the moss in this scape over the Lemon tree branches.
Comments and Suggestions are welcome.
Request to all the aquarists, please share here, if you every used an wild collected woods in their scapes.