IN STOCK ONLY SEEDS
Simple Order Placement
Simple Order Placement
| Genus: | Davidia | Species: | involucrata | Origin: | |
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| Common Name: | Dove Tree | Other Name: | Handkerchief Tree, Ghost Tree | Pre-treatment: | Required |
| Price per Ounce: | Price per .25lb: | Price Per Pound: | |||
| Seeds per lb.: | 100 | Zone Cold: | 6 | Zone Warm: | 9 |
| Height: | U.S. Native: | No | Growth Rate: | Medium | |
| Spread: | Plant Type: | Large Shrub/Small Tree | Vegetation Type: | Deciduous | |
| Purity Range: | 97-99% | Germination Range: | 60-80% | Shelf Life: | 1-2 years cold & dry |
| Storage: | Cold & Dry @ 34-41 Deg. F | Sowing Density: | 5-15 seedlings/ft2 | Plant Use: | Ornamental |
| Nitrogen Fixing: | No | Leaf Color: | Green | Flower Color: | White |
| Comments: | Seed count will vary from 90-110/lb. pending crop year. Seeds are warm stratified until root radicals emerge then the seed is cold stratified for Spring sowing or greenhouse sowing. I would recommend that you time your sowing to let Mother Nature do the pre-treatment for you. Fruit and tree have an odor so do not plant too close to the house. One seed may produce 2-3 seedlings depending on the number of chambers in the seed. Other info: Warm stratify for 120 days followed by 90 days cold. Sow the seed no more than 1/4" deep in a well aerated soil containing sand and perlite as well as vermiculite in equal parts. Germination may take up to 18 months after the pre-treatment requirements have been met. Each seed may have up to 10 individual seed chambers so a sinlge seed can produce multiple seedlings. When the first 'sproutling' is seen remove the seed from the seed bed and separate the sproutling from the seed (once enough roots exist to support the sproutling) and then re-plant the seed in the seed bed to await the next sproutling. If left attached to the seed the sproutling may inhibit the germination of the other seed chambers as well as creating strong competition between the sproutlings from an individual seed. |
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| Germination info: | Seed has a long pre-treatment. Basically it is as follows: . 4-5 months in warm stratification (roots develop) then 90 days cold stratification (growing shoots are stratified) then the plant will emerge from the soil when things warm up. |
| A Trial Packet contains a minimum of 5 - 30 seeds depending on the size of the selected seed. |
