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Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) |
Have Trade as plant Trade as seed Sell as plant Sell as seed |
January 12, 2020: Obtained plant (Seeds obtained from Mount Royal Seeds. Seeds soaked in lukewarm water for 24 hours and then placed between moist paper towels, placed in sandwich bag and is currently going through stratification inside my refrigerator. Stratification end date: April - May 2020) |
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Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) |
Have Trade as plant Trade as seed Sell as plant Sell as seed |
January 12, 2020: Obtained plant (Seeds obtained from OSC seeds. Seeds soaked in water for 24 hours then place in moist paper towels to stratify inside refrigerator. Stratification end date: April - May 2020) |
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Freeman's Maple (Acer x freemanii Autumn Blaze®) |
Have Trade as plant Trade as seed Sell as plant Sell as seed |
January 12, 2020: Obtained plant (Seeds obtained from Sheffield's Seed Company in 2019. Seeds soaked in lukewarm water for 24 hours. Seeds placed in moist paper towel and stored in plastic sandwich bag and placed inside refrigerator. (December 15 2019) Stratification End Date: January 13 2020 Seeds planted in coco coir mix consisting of perlite, kelp meal, blood meal, humic & fulvic acid, basalt powder and great white mycorrhizae fungi. Kept in humidity dome under T5 light on heating mat. Germination has not occurred yet.) |
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Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis) |
Have Trade as plant Sell as plant |
January 12, 2020: Obtained plant (Seeds obtained from Mount Royal Seeds. Seeds sprinkled on wet paper towels and sandwiched together and kept inside plastic sandwich bag and is currently going through stratification inside refrigerator. Seeds have not been frozen however some people suggest that you have to freeze them solid when it comes to birch seeds. This info comes from OSC seeds for their paper birch seeds, but Mount Royal never says their seeds need to be frozen solid. I went with Mount Royal's advice for the Yellow birch seeds and took OSC's advice when it came for their paper birch seeds. Stratification end date: March 2020 ) |
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Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera) |
Have Trade as plant Sell as plant |
January 12, 2020: Obtained plant (Seeds obtained from OSC seeds. Seeds sprinkled on wet paper towels and sandwiched together and kept inside plastic sandwich bag and is currently going through stratification inside freezer. Seeds have been frozen solid, will move it from freezer to the refrigerator. Stratification end date: April 2020) |
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Northern Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa) |
Have Trade as plant Trade as seed Sell as plant Sell as seed |
January 12, 2020: Obtained plant (Seeds obtained from Mount Royal Seeds. Seeds planted in coco coir mix consisting of perlite, kelp meal, blood meal, humic & fulvic acid, basalt powder and great white mycorrhizae fungi. The seeds are kept inside a humidity dome under T5 lllights. These seeds do not need stratification. Germination can take up to 45 days.) |
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Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. canadensis 'Appalachian Red') |
Have Trade as seed Sell as seed |
January 12, 2020: Obtained plant (Seeds obtained from Mount Royal Seeds. Seeds scarified with nail file, then soaked inside very warm water (not boiling) for 24 hours. Currently going through stratification inside refrigerator like my other tree seeds. Stratification end date: March 2020 ) |
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Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum) |
Have |
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Citrus Fruits (Citrus) |
Have |
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Indian Rosewood (Dalbergia sissoo) |
Want (Thinking about it) |
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Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) |
Have Trade as plant Trade as seed Sell as plant Sell as seed |
January 4, 2020: Obtained plant (Purple and White varieties. Purple started outdoor in soil spring of 2019, then transplanted in front garden towards mid-late summer. Will update plant status here next spring. White variety started indoors in coco, January 2020 from OSC seeds, and is currently growing in a humidity dome under T5 lights. I plan on moving it to my front garden with the purple variety. ) |
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Franklin Tree (Franklinia alatamaha) |
Want (Love to have) |
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Mountain silverbell (Halesia tetraptera var. monticola) |
Have Trade as seed Sell as seed |
January 11, 2020 - January 12, 2020: Obtained plant (Seeds obtained from Mount Royal Seeds. Seeds are currently going through stratification after soaking in water for 24 hours. Stratification is done in moist paper towels and left inside plastic sandwich bag and left in cabinet at room temperature. Seeds need to be left alone in moistened environment (Vermiculite or wet paper towel etc.) for ~90 days Stratification will start in April and will last ~ 90 days in refrigerator, important not to freeze the seeds. These trees are hard to germinate and may take up to 2 years or more to sprout. Don't give up, and never throw away seeds that didn't germinate. Stratification end date: July 2020 (first grow year, tree will survive winter indoor under T5 light to ensure survival. The following year the trees will be allowed to enter dormancy as it is necessary for deciduous trees to go into dormancy to ensure survival.) |
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Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) |
Want (Like to have) |
January 12, 2020: Miscellaneous Event (Wanted for bonsai) | |
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Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens) |
Have Trade as plant Trade as seed Sell as plant |
January 11, 2020 - January 16, 2020: Seeds germinated (I planted a few seeds in my coco mix (perlite, kelpmeal, bloodmeal, basalt powder, fulvic/humic acid powder, and mycorrhizae) after a few days the seeds finally germinated, I know this quickly, because I always sow some extra seeds on the surface to see if they will crack open before they break the soil. I then moved those cracked seeds to their own individual pots and left them alone to grow. https://pasteboard.co/IQf97SF.... Hopefully I have good genetics propagating.) January 12, 2020: Obtained plant (Seeds obtained from OSC seeds. Seeds soaked in lukewarm water for 24 hours. Seeds placed in moist paper towel and stored in plastic sandwich bag and placed inside refrigerator to stratify for ~ 4 and a half months. Stratification end date: May - June) |
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Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) |
Have Trade as plant Trade as seed Sell as plant Sell as seed |
January 12, 2020: Obtained plant (Seeds obtained from OSC seeds. Seeds soaked in lukewarm water for 24 hours. Seeds placed in moist paper towel and stored in plastic sandwich bag and placed inside refrigerator to stratify for ~ 4 and a half months. Stratification end date: May - June) |
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American Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana) |
Have Trade as seed Sell as seed |
January 12, 2020 - June 1, 2020: Obtained plant (Seeds obtained from Mount Royal Seeds. Seeds soaked in lukewarm water for 24 hours. Seeds placed in moist paper towel and stored in plastic sandwich bag and placed inside refrigerator to stratify for ~150 days. Stratification end date: May - June 2020) |
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Korean Arborvitae (Thuja koraiensis) |
Want (Thinking about it) |
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Eastern Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis) |
Have Trade as seed Trade as cutting Sell as seed Sell as cutting |
January 19, 2020: Obtained plant (January 12, 2020: Obtained plant (Seeds obtained from Mount Royal Seeds. Seeds soaked in lukewarm water for 24 hours. Seeds placed in moist paper towel and stored in plastic sandwich bag and placed inside refrigerator to stratify for ~ 2 months. Stratification end date: February - March) January 16, 2020: Seeds germinated (My Thuja seeds are alive! Well a couple of them at least. They germinated and their roots are growing. This is from a visual inspection of the seeds that were sown on the surface. I wont transplant them, they look too delicate. If anyone has had any experience growing thuja occidentalis from seed, please let me know. Thank you! Image: https://pasteboard.co/IQfcPom.... ) |
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Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata 'Whipcord') |
Want (Thinking about it) |
