OddlyAude- Celtis Ehrenbergiana- #1

[Oddly_Aude]

Also known as spiny hackberry, often referred to (incorrectly) as Celtis pallida by authors.

I've joined a Texas native plant group on Facebook to see if they have any info on germinating seeds, but it's a subtropical species, so I'm assuming it doesn't need cold stratification. Here's hoping the seeds arrive soon!

 

[Oddly_Aude]

USPS had my package and it got from Arizona to Pennsylvania yesterday. No ETA yet, but I'm assuming that it should be here by Wednesday. Fingers crossed!

 

[Oddly_Aude]

The seeds arrived and they're already much softer than the other seeds after like 10 minutes of soaking in hot water.

Definitely will be planted tomorrow.

 

[Oddly_Aude]

They got soft fast. Like within a couple hours. I dunno if the seeds were fresher or what-have-you, but after 4-5 hours, soaking, I plopped them in their new home.

It might be a plastic utensil container.

 

[Oddly_Aude]

Its 3 weeks later and no signs of germination. I'm not giving up though.

None of the other seeds have sprouted either except maybe 1 singular freebie elm seed and maybe 1 of the texas mountain laurel seeds. The elm seed popped up in the fridge and I had to poke around in the laurel pot to find anything.

We'll see though.

 

[Betula1]

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The seeds arrived and they're already much softer than the other seeds after like 10 minutes of soaking in hot water.

Definitely will be planted tomorrow.

When you say you soaked them in hot water , what temperature is the water?

 

[Oddly_Aude]

When you say you soaked them in hot water , what temperature is the water?

Warm, not boiling. Like, pleasant to touch with my hand

 

[Gabler]

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: