Re: Davidia involucrata (Dove Tree)
- To: "Geoffrey Stanford" <g*@swbell.net>, <propagation@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Re: Davidia involucrata (Dove Tree)
- From: "* S* <g*@swbell.net>
- Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 11:22:00 -0500
-----Original Message-----
From: Geoffrey Stanford <gstanf@swbell.net>
To: propagation@mallorn.com <propagation@mallorn.com>
Date: Thursday, May 06, 1999 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: Davidia involucrata (Dove Tree)
>louise do you know the linnaean name? take 2: oops! i didn' look
up! sorry.
i have had success with exceptionally hard resistant pits by grinding them
>to expose the inside meat just appearing through the shell, and then
putting
>them straight into the soil, unsoaked; soaking seems to allow the
endosperm
>to swell too quickly and 'strangle' the germ, i surmise. do you know the
>soil type in its original native habitat? geoff
> gstanf@swbell.net
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Louise Parsons <parsont@peak.org>
>To: propagation@mallorn.com <propagation@mallorn.com>
>Date: Thursday, May 06, 1999 9:37 AM
>Subject: Davidia involucrata (Dove Tree)
>
>
>>Greetings, All:
>>
>>Does anyone have any experience with propagating Dove trees either by
seeds
>>or by cuttings?
>>
>>I have searched many archives and databases trying to find info. Without
>>success I have tried rooting both ripe and semi-ripe wood and tried to
>>germinate the seeds with varying methods, even to include soaking in weak
>>H2SO4. This beautiful tree was imported directly from China by the
>>horticulturalists who built our home nearly seventy years ago. It is an
>>especially nice form with large "doves". I am especially anxious to
>>propagate it for future generations to enjoy.
>>
>>It is a member of the or Sour-Gum family. The fruits are very hard and
>>remain on the tree well into the following season. They have hard pits
>>that remind me of a peach. Any experience with this *family* might also
be
>>helpful, as might any experience with germinating seeds that have such
hard
>>and seemingly impermeable coats. The seeds are hard to crack, even with a
>>sledge! No wonder seeds of the Sour-Gum family are preserved in the
fossil
>>record! :-) ;-)
>>
>>This tree is very slow-growing reaching only about thirty feet in seventy
>>years. The sparse new wood hardens very quickly.
>>
>>An interesting aside...this tree takes twenty to thirty years to produce
>>the beautiful flower clusters that are surrounded by the white "doves"
>>that are actually bracts.
>>Cheers, Louise
>>
>>Corvallis, Oregon
>>p*@peak.org
>>
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