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Picrasma quassiodes
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Posted by
rqhansen 6b (
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Tue, Sep 27, 11 at 11:48
| I am looking for seeds of this plant. It is also called Nigaki. Brandon on the seeds forum suggested I try this forum. If you want more information please check out this website:
http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Picrasma+quassioides
Picrasma quassioides is a deciduous Tree growing to 10 m (32ft) by 7 m (23ft). It is hardy to zone 6. It is in flower in May, and the seeds ripen in October. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). I found it growing in the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, of ALL PLACES. Very hardy very pretty little tree. |
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RE: Picrasma quassiodes
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- Posted by lkz5ia z5 west iowa (My Page) on
Tue, Sep 27, 11 at 23:09
I usually see it listed as zone 6, though a book that mentioned it, listed it as zone 3. Its weird how some unique trees hardly get the light of day. I'd say forestfarm has always the potential to get weird tree like this. Maybe if at the arboretum at the right time, could get fruit, or as your link suggested, root or stem cuttings may be possible to propagate.
Sounds like its in the same family as Ailanthus, and it fruits, thus if birds liked it, would be planting it all over. Maybe in the future if it ever gains popularity, kind of like how amur corktree has spread. |
RE: Picrasma quassiodes
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| I'm wondering if someone knows of some commercial source for this plant or its seed. I agree that an arboretum or botanical garden may be a possible source - about 30 such entities show this in their inventories. But, it's not common enough for it to be easily found in commerce here in the US. When I saw rqhansen's original post, I looked in my sourcer and found two European nurseries that currently have it in stock, but neither will ship to the US. Does anyone know of any definite seed source or a commercial US source for the plant? |
RE: Picrasma quassiodes
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Thu, Sep 29, 11 at 13:04
| Nothing here. And when you search it you Use Plant Information Online to discover sources in 1074 North American nurseries for 104779 plants. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Plant Information Online
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Thu, Sep 29, 11 at 13:05
| Plant Information Online comes from the same place you saw the tree. |
RE: Picrasma quassiodes
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| Thank you but when I tried it, I came up with 0 results. Did you use another means of searching? Plant and Seed Sources
0 search result(s) for Picrasma quassiodes |
RE: Picrasma quassiodes
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Thu, Sep 29, 11 at 19:20
| Note that I posted Nothing here. Here being Plant Information Online. Maybe you can get fertile, fallen fruits from the one you encountered at the arboretum. In the past anyway, the policy at the arboretum near here was that fallen fruits and seeds were available to anyone. |
RE: Picrasma quassiodes
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| Sorry bboy, I missed that for some reason. Sorry for the misunderstanding. thanks for the suggestion but unfortunately, MN Landscape Arboretum had only one tree and you need a male and female to get fruit, as I understand it. |
RE: Picrasma quassiodes
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I've also been looking for a source of picrasma.
I had a small sapling 5-10yrs ago, but it didn't make it.
I also only found a couple european nurseries currently listing it. A google search found it listed at Buchholz & Buchholz on their wholesale list, but when I go directly to the Buchholz site, I don't see it listed, so maybe the list on the google search wasn't current. I plan to to ask a local nursery to see if they can contact Buchholz to see if they have it or if they can get it. If it works, I'll let you know. |
RE: Picrasma quassiodes
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| One word of caution: it is in the same family as Ailanthus altissima. Caveat emptor! Resin |
RE: Picrasma quassiodes
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| Hmmm. That's a scary thought, indeed... |
RE: Picrasma quassiodes
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| If you concider buying from Europe, Esveld in the Netherlands has picrasma in stock. I even think they ship overseas. http://www.esveld.nl/htmldiaen/p/piquas.php |
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