Re: Albizia distachya
- To: M*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Albizia distachya
- From: R* F* D*
- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 09:28:08 -0400 (EDT)
At 07:58 PM 8/14/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>Hello all,
> Today i gathered the seeds from an Albizia distachya i saw growing
>right up against and abandoned building today on Ft. Ord. I'm wondering,
>what are the requirements for the seeds to get them to germinate? I've
>seen maybe three of these plants naturalized around here (one seems to
>have upped and died), and they dont seem to go wild like the Acacias can
>and so. But, i'm mostly interested in the plant for the leaves (a nice
>dark green color).
Barry:
Ripened Albizzia julibrisin seed germinates readily if the seed coat is
nicked to give its contents water and leverage.
Richard F. Dufresne
313 Spur Road
Greensboro, North Carolina 27406 USA
336-674-3105
