Re: Acacia Germination
- To: B*@monterey.edu, medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Acacia Germination
- From: B* B*
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 15:38:14 PDT
Hi Barry,
The main germination inhibotor in the Legumes is the thick seed coat. So
the best thing you can do is either file or nick the seeds and soak them
first. Either way, you want to go through the seed coat till you see the
light starchy part of the seed inside. Do it on the side away from the
point of attachment. Plop them into some warm water and usually an
overnight soak will have them ready to go.
bob
>From: Barry_Garcia@monterey.edu (Barry Garcia)
>Reply-To: Barry_Garcia@monterey.edu
>To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
>Subject: Acacia Germination
>Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 20:34:47 -0700
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>I recently collected some Acacia baileyana seeds at a nearby school. My
>question is, how long do these seeds generally take before they begin
>to sprout? I want to try to bonsai these, and am going to try to grow
>them directly in the pot, instead of ground first. I know they grow
>readily because i saw ten, foot high seedlings up at that school :).
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>Any help greatly appreciated!
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