Re: Dogwood Propagation from Seed

Marge Talt wrote:
> 
> If you are in an area that goes below 40F for a min. of 140 days, just
> plant them outside in a nursery row or in pots and leave them for Mother
> Nature to take care of - not letting them dry out, of course.
> 
>  If you don't have that min. period of cold, clean the outer pulp from the
> seed and lay them on damp paper towels; fold the towel over them to make a
> little packet - I space them out so they aren't touching each other - and
> put it in a zip lock plastic baggy and put in the fridge for 140 days.
> Then, remove and plant and either keep the pots at room temperature or set
> them outside or plant the seeds in the ground.  You may find the seeds have
> begun to sprout when you remove them from the fridge.
> 
> Deno is right...they have to have that cold period.  In nature, of course,
> the temperatures fluctuate and I suppose you could mimic that by removing
> them from the fridge periodically and then putting them back, but I have
> not found this necessary.
> 
> You can also plant them in pots or flats and store them in the fridge, but
> that takes up a lot of room.
> 
> Best and easiest if you have the right temperature conditions is to plant
> them outside and let Nature take her course.
> 
> Also, if you want to send dogwood (Cornus florida) seed to anyone, be sure
> to remove it from the outer pulp (red coating) because that can heat up
> enough to kill the embryo.  I've read this and also  found it out the hard
> way.  I have sent seed as far away as Australia just in a plastic bag and
> they have germinated, but I wouldn't leave them around to dry out first.
> 
> I find removing the coating  easy by using a thumbnail to pierce the coat
> and slide around the seed until the outer coating falls off, the large
> seeds pop out quite cleanly.  You do have to do a bit of rubbing sometimes
> to remove all the pulp or it will mold in the fridge.
> 
> You can plant in the ground without removing the pulp....that's what Mother
> Nature does :-)
> 
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@clark.net
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> > From: taint@omegabbs.com
> > Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 10:37 AM
> >
> > List members,
> >
> > Does anyone have any helpful hints at growing common Eastern Flowering
> > Dogwood trees (Cornus florida) from seed? Dirk
> > The Omega Line BBS
> > http://www.omegabbs.com
when can i take the seeds from the tree? the seeds on my dogwood are
very red, can i pick them from the tree or do i need to wait until they
fall off? thanks for you advice.
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