|
| I have been given a hard wooden seed pod. Not sure which species, but probably Jacaranda mimosifolia judging by the few trees I have seen here.
How should I go about planting them? What after care do they need? Kind regards Darren |
Follow-Up Postings:
|
- Posted by wanna_run_faster 10 SoFLA /9 orl (My Page) on Fri, Mar 24, 06 at 20:04
| Hi Darren, I germinated about 30 of these. Real simple. I used a "wendy's salad dome" with holes punched top and bottom, filled with vermiculite watered thoroughly, then spread the seeds on top and sprinkled with another 1/4 or 1/6 of an inch vermiculite. Close the lid, and you should have 80+ percent germination within a week in a 70 degree room or area. Good luck! This is a very fast growing species and I love the lacy leaves. I'm going to train mine into bonsai. |
|
| As the Jacaranda seed pod ripens on the tree the pod will open & split. It will not do so after it is gathered. There are about 50-100 seeds in the pod. Pods should be brown – not green. Even if the pod is not ripe you will probably get some germination. When I first planted Jacaranda, I mistakenly planted the pod. The weather broke it down & I later noticed a bunch of sprouts in broken shell. You could probably get a set of wire clippers & open the pod by carefully clipping the side. |
|
| Thank you. Can they take full sun immediately or need shading for year or so. I am in tropical La Paz, Mexico. |
|
- Posted by gabriel305 Florida (My Page) on Thu, Mar 18, 10 at 9:10
| Hi; i've never done any of this before. Just wanted to know after you do all that, lets say i have an 80% germination rate on the Wendy's salad dome; what am i supposed to do after? Like, how many seeds on the dome? is that mean that each seed will become a tree in the future? how do i separate each one? How long after germination to plant it on soil? Warmest regards. |
|
- Posted by Bill Ford USDA 8b(billford@isp.com) onSun, Jan 16, 11 at 16:16
| I collected fallen pods, some were not "open". Inside are (as already mentioned)50-100+ seeds. They are translucent tan in color with the 1/4" dia seed itself a very dark brown. Overall they are "flat" with tissue-paper thin "wings" which is the envelope containing the actual seed. The oval, oblong to round envelope may measure about 3/8" to 1/2" and 100 seeds (not the shell) will weigh less than one gram. I've tried jiffy-pots with commercial potting soil (MiracleGro) inside a humidor (to retain moisture) with bottom heat to about 80F. I've tried scattering on a bed of potting soil with 1/16"-1/8" course desert sand as a cover. So far, in several attempts, no luck germinating. Any comments or suggestions? Joshua Tree CA 40 miles north of Palm Springs BF |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Growing from Seed Forum
Information about Posting
- You must be logged in to post a message. Once you are logged in, a posting window will appear at the bottom of the messages. If you are not a member, please register for an account.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review your post, make changes and upload photos.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- Before posting copyrighted material, please read about Copyright and Fair Use.
- We have a strict no-advertising policy!
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.
Learn more about in-text links on this page here
