Oddly_Aude
Mame
Heh. This is kind of exciting. I ordered my seeds from Etsy. Tracking says they should be here Monday! I also ordered some spiny hackberry seeds which don't appear to need cold stratification. But we'll see how that works out.
OddlyAude- Celtis Occidentalis (European) 2025 contest #1
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Oddly_Aude
Mame
Im readying my containers for my seeds. I've got one in the fridge, cooling off, and then I'm going to try and grow some outside since it's still winter. I'm thinking 6 inside, 4 inside. The seeds should be here Monday!
Oddly_Aude
Mame
The occidentalis seeds to be clear. The spiny hackberry seeds haven't shipped yet. 
Orion_metalhead
Masterpiece
Im curious about the spiny hackberry! Love seeing different species being used.
Oddly_Aude
Mame
I'm curious too. Its native to Texas, and I don't think it needs cold to germinate. Got to do more research though. The website had a minimum 5$ order for seeds, so I decided to try two other species too! Are they good for bonsai? Who knows? But they looked cool in the photos!
Oddly_Aude
Mame
My seeds arrive tomorrow. I. Am. Over. The. Moon!
Oddly_Aude
Mame
My seeds are here!
They sent extra hackberry seeds, and bonus Korean maple seeds!
I looked up online how people get hackberry seeds to germinate and I decided to manually scarify 5 with a bread knife. It was hard.
The rest I put in a cup of hot water. I'll either let them soak one or two days. Depending on if I get distracted tomorrow!
The 5 that I assaulted with my pastry blade, got planted in my kiwi container and shoved in the fridge.
The soil is mostly dirt from the ground and perlite. Because I ran out of anything resembling real soil. Oops.
They sent extra hackberry seeds, and bonus Korean maple seeds!
I looked up online how people get hackberry seeds to germinate and I decided to manually scarify 5 with a bread knife. It was hard.
The rest I put in a cup of hot water. I'll either let them soak one or two days. Depending on if I get distracted tomorrow!
The 5 that I assaulted with my pastry blade, got planted in my kiwi container and shoved in the fridge.
The soil is mostly dirt from the ground and perlite. Because I ran out of anything resembling real soil. Oops.
Oddly_Aude
Mame
One last update for the next couple weeks. I've planted all my C. occidentalis (European). I figured the remainder had soaked enough, I had put new hot water in multiple times. So into the kiwi container they go. Guess I'll set my calendar to remind me to check on them.
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Orion_metalhead
Masterpiece
Where are you storing them? did they stratify enough? I know you soaked them but they still need the necessary cold period to trigger germination.
Oddly_Aude
Mame
I put them in my fridge. If it was earlier in the month, I'd try them outside, but I don't think it'll be cold long enough for them!
Oddly_Aude
Mame
No luck on either Celtis species. Yet.
We may be down (in the dirt), but we're not out yet.
We may be down (in the dirt), but we're not out yet.
Gabler
Masterpiece
Dirr and Heuser say that most Celtis spp. benefit from three months' cold stratification. I also see that the seeds have not been removed from the dried fruit. Fruits can sometimes inhibit seed germination until either they decompose naturally or they're removed. If you enjoy growing trees from seed like I do, I recommend this book:
Oddly_Aude
Mame
Oooh, I'll have to take a look. Thank you so much!Dirr and Heuser say that most Celtis spp. benefit from three months' cold stratification. I also see that the seeds have not been removed from the dried fruit. Fruits can sometimes inhibit seed germination until either they decompose naturally or they're removed. If you enjoy growing trees from seed like I do, I recommend this book:
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