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Sources for seed or seedlings of Seven-Son-Flower shrub?
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Posted by nick_b79 z4 MN (My Page) on Fri, Nov 13, 09 at 22:31
| Preferably bare-root/small pot, or seed to plant myself. My budget for next spring's planting is stretched thin, and I'm willing to plant a smaller seedling and wait an additional year or two if it saves me some cash. Thanks! |
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RE: Sources for seed or seedlings of Seven-Son-Flower shrub?
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| I wish I had an answer for you, but I don't... I would like to say, though, that I DO NOT recommend planting them where you're located, as they are only hardy through zone 5. Sorry :-( |
RE: Sources for seed or seedlings of Seven-Son-Flower shrub?
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| Hardy only through zone 5? Someone forgot to tell that to the 8 ft tall specimen in a relatively exposed location at the MN Landscape Arboretum, west of the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. |
RE: Sources for seed or seedlings of Seven-Son-Flower shrub?
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| Not damaged at -29 last winter at work south of the cities. My yard in the city was -25 and my Heptacodium was fine this spring. |
RE: Sources for seed or seedlings of Seven-Son-Flower shrub?
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- Posted by whaas 5a Milwaukee (My Page) on
Sun, Nov 15, 09 at 9:20
| I heard of this plant used in zone 4 before, as evident with the MN folks. But it is typically listed as zone 5, sometimes even zone 6. I thought their were some individuals trading seed on this forum just recently? |
RE: Sources for seed or seedlings of Seven-Son-Flower shrub?
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| I've been growing one for about five years with no dieback. It was shredded by a deer after year two, but quickly recovered. The largest I've seen is about a 12'-14' specimen growing on the grounds of a small nursery SE of St Paul. |
RE: Sources for seed or seedlings of Seven-Son-Flower shrub?
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| Bluestone has had them in the past for 6 or 7 dollars a plant. |
RE: Sources for seed or seedlings of Seven-Son-Flower shrub?
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| Bluestone does have them fairly inexpensively! $9 for a 4" potted plant. Thank you! PS: anyone know how easily it is to propagate these? Do they require two to produce seed? Softwood or hardwood cuttings? If I purchase a few, I'd like to propagate them in the future as gift plants to friends, family, the local church, etc. Thanks. |
RE: Sources for seed or seedlings of Seven-Son-Flower shrub?
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| Good question about the need of perhaps two plants to produce seed as mine flowers nicely each year and I have yet to see seeds set on them or have any volunteers show up below the mother plant. |
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