Davidia - Me Again !
> Dear Friends
>
> I've propagated a few Davidia's from seed & its really quite easy. Warm
> stratify the seeds (best done I think in coarse sand) until the radicle
> appears & then cold stratify for about three [3] months in a fridge at
> 2-3 degrees centigrade. Allow to germinate fully at 20 - 25 degrees
> centigrade (once again I prefer sand).
>
> I'll see whether I can come up with a few good references - perhaps
> later today.
>
> Regards & best
>
> Christo Pienaar
>
> Bloemfontein
> South Africa
Addendum:
Cold stratify in moist vermiculite [better than peat as one has fewer
proplems with saprophytic fungi].
I think Davidia is now included in the Davidiaceae - in which it is the
only representative (monotypic family & genus).
regards
christo
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