Re(2): Acacia Germination

sean.ohara@poboxes.com writes:
>So, if your happen to have pyromaniacal tendencies, buring some pine
>neddles over your Acacia seedbed might also work to induce gemination.
>Does anyone have data on using the new 'smoke treatments' on Acacia seed?
>I know that throwing cinders on Watsonia crons will help induce them to
>bloom (like after a fire) - maybe this would also work for Acacia seeds?

Thinking more about this, i think i will split the seeds into three
treatments:

Boiling water
Scarification
Burning. 

I went back to the school just a few minutes ago and collected some pine
needles from the coulter pines they have there too (the "outside" yard is
an interesting mix of Quercus agrifolia, Pinus coulteri, Acacia
melanoxylon (the only ones that are broken up and ragged looking), and
Acacia baileyana). 

Then after i plant the seeds i will see which is the best treatment. 





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