Re: Tree Peony & flattery
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- Subject: Re: Tree Peony & flattery
- From: G*
- Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 09:37:32 -0400
Hello Marge,
Now my words come back to haunt me.... never thought of some one taking
the time to save something I once said and quoting me later. Thanks for the
flattery.
Tree peony are grafted for more than one reason. One, it does cut the time
in production, but you also have one hey of a large percentage of grafts
that do not take and die. (Another reason to purchase two year old grafts
minimum). Two, it is the only way you can have lots of plants all with
exactly the same blooms and foliage. Seeds do produce variations... Mom
Nature set things up that way.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
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> From: Marge Talt <mtalt@clark.net>
> Subject: Re: Tree Peony
> Date: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 3:40 AM
>
> Well, I looked in my stash of posts and found that a couple of years ago,
> Gene Bush replied to someone on some list who was asking about growing
tree
> peonies from seed. I have not asked him if I can quote his post, but
feel
> pretty sure he won't mind....if he does, he can come whip me with a wet
> noodle:-)
>
> Gene said:
>
> "You can plant the seeds
> of your tree peony after they mature. It helps if you do not allow them
> to dry out so plant them someplace in pots and place in a shaded
> coldframe. Allow to overwinter and they should germinate next spring.
> Expect a wait of around 4 years before you see the first bloom. The new
> plants will not be exactly like the mother plant."
>
> Seems to me I read recently - cannot remember where - that tree peonies
> were often grafted onto herbaceous peony rootstocks for faster
propagation,
> but that was the only reason - and that it, if I remember correctly, was
> not best practice because of possible longevity problems...now, where on
> earth did I see this??
>
> I should think, that even so, the seed would be a tree peony of some
kind
> as that is what the flower is...unless, of course, the herbaceous
> understock has taken over and is what is producing the flowers..
>
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@clark.net
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> > From: jaime <jknoble@warwick.net>
> > Date: Monday, June 07, 1999 5:30 PM
> >
> > > My mother's tree peony flowered this year and is now setting
> > > seed. She wants to know if she should sow the seed as soon as
> > > they are ripe or would it be better to save them and sow them
> > > next spring. Do they need any special conditions to germinate?
> > > Thanks a lot.
> > >
> > > Louise English, southern England
> >
> > Louise, tree peonies are grafted so I'm not sure what would come
> > from the seed. It could be interesting to try, but I'll wager
> > the result would be a herbaceous peony rather than a tree peony.
> >
> > Jaime
> > jknoble@warwick.net
> > NW NJ zone 6/5
> > "By doing just a little every day, I can gradually let the task
> > completely overwhelm me." Ashleigh Brilliant
> >
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