Re: Mahonia bealii

Thanks, Marge.
Nancy

At 01:37 AM 7/29/2004 -0400, you wrote: 
> From: Nancy Stedman <stedman@RCN.COM>
> Does anyone know how to grow this from seed? The berries of mine
have
> ripened and seeds are falling on the ground--virtually daring me to
do
> something productive. I assume the seeds would need to be
stratified, which
> is easy for me to do since I can put them in an unheated garage.
>
> Or, given how slowly these plants grow, am I just wasting my time?
----------

Try stratifying seed for 90 days at 41F - don't let it dry out; sow
as soon as ripe.  Why not just plant the berries in a safe patch of
ground you can watch and let old Ma Nature do all the stratifying and
fussing?

It will take about 4 years from seed to have a plant about 12" - 18"
tall; another 3 years and you've got a nice size blooming shrub.
Seems to me that once they reach about 3' tall, they don't grow so
fast, but, given that my memory is NOT what it used to be, that might
just be my brain playing its usual tricks.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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