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| I might try my hand at growing some Redbuds (Cercis) from seed. I've read that the hard seed coats must be scarified, usually w/Sulfuric acid, boiling water, or filing before stratifying. Can anyone who has successfully done so tell me the best or most effective method of scarifying/stratifying the seeds? |
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| Depends on the type of seeds and especially on the size of the seeds. When they are large enough, I prefer a file or a sharp knife. In the case of some Gymnocladus seeds, I actually used a bench grinder (-: p.s. The bench grinder worked very efficiently. The only real negative was the smell of burning seed shells as the stone ate through. |
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- Posted by hairmetal4ever Z7 MD (My Page) on Mon, Dec 9, 13 at 23:48
| Dumb question...which end of the seed should you file? I assume the non-embryo end, or the side. Is the slightly "pointy" end the embryo end? You just have to "expose" a small part of the inside so it can imbibe, is that correct? |
This post was edited by hairmetal4ever on Mon, Dec 9, 13 at 23:49
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- Posted by quercus_alba2 4 MN (My Page) on Fri, Dec 13, 13 at 21:09
| Yes,to both questions. |
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- Posted by albert_135 Sunset 2 or 3 (My Page) on Sat, Dec 14, 13 at 15:12
| Half century ago I got this notion that I would pick up a cheap lapidary tumbler a yard sale and experiment with that to scarify seed. Don't recall why but I never even got my experiment started. |
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