Shibui
Imperial Masterpiece
Hi everyone.
I'm a bit late but hope you're still accepting entries.
Seed originally sourced from the JBP in my garden but has been stored for around 5 years so I wasn't confident about viability. In addition the tree has fasciation - weird new growth so I'm not sure whether that might come through in the seedlings.
Seed was sown around the middle of October - a bit later than normal for me. Note southern hemisphere so that's mid spring.
No pre-treatment. I've found that JBP seed germinates just as well without any soaking or stratification so these seeds just went straight into a seed flat with my standard bonsai mix.
Photo shows the results November 25. Note also the good crop of celery and a stray tomato. I sowed Bald cypress seed in the other half of the tray but that has not germinated.
I'm a bit late but hope you're still accepting entries.
Seed originally sourced from the JBP in my garden but has been stored for around 5 years so I wasn't confident about viability. In addition the tree has fasciation - weird new growth so I'm not sure whether that might come through in the seedlings.
Seed was sown around the middle of October - a bit later than normal for me. Note southern hemisphere so that's mid spring.
No pre-treatment. I've found that JBP seed germinates just as well without any soaking or stratification so these seeds just went straight into a seed flat with my standard bonsai mix.
Photo shows the results November 25. Note also the good crop of celery and a stray tomato. I sowed Bald cypress seed in the other half of the tray but that has not germinated.