Souvik - Celtis Australi - #1

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So far I have been terrible at growing from seeds. But well, it's worth a try:

08.02.2025: Seeds ordered on Amazon

09.02.2025: Seeds received. The seller threw in some Moringa Oleifera seeds as a gift.
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10.02.2025: The internet gave mixed inputs about stratification. Some posts said soaking in boiling water for a few minutes would do the trick. Some recommended refrigeration for a couple of months. Some others suggested a combination of both.
As there were 24 seeds, I decided to try them out in 3 different batches:
Batch A: Soaked in Boiling water for a few minutes and then in water at room temperature for 24 hours - and then planted
Batch B: Soaked in Boiling water for a few minutes and then in water at room temperature for 24 hours - Then Refrigerated for 60 days with a wet tissue inside a zip lock - and then planted
Batch C: Refrigerated for 60 days with a wet tissue inside a zip lock - Then soaked in boiling water for a few minutes and then in water at room temperature for 24 hours - and then planted

Batch A and B: Seeds washed with hot water, then soaked at room temperature for 24 hours
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Batch C: Soaked in a wet tissue inside a Zip lock - ready to be refrigerated. I know the zip lock bag is ridiculously small here :(
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11.02.2025: Batch A planted with 4 Moringa seeds as neighbours
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Batch B going to the refrigerator inside a zip lock - this tmie in a normal sized one
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Fingers crossed now!
 
23.02.2025: The moringas are outperforming the celtises, but that was expected. No signs from theCeltis seeds yet. At what point should I give up on Batch A?
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90 day stratification for occidentalis and australis. I did not read anywhere about boiling the seeds. Sheffields packets say only cold stratification is needed.
 
90 day stratification for occidentalis and australis. I did not read anywhere about boiling the seeds. Sheffields packets say only cold stratification is needed.
I got that information in this paper, but I can't validate the correctness:

I am thinking i'll skip the boiling water for Batch C and stick to only refrigeration.
 
Sad update: none sprouted. I still have a lot to learn about growing from seeds.

All the best to the other participants. I will be following the threads.
 
Sad update: none sprouted. I still have a lot to learn about growing from seeds.

All the best to the other participants. I will be following the threads.
While searching for how to germinate Hackberry seeds, I came across to this article (in Turkish unfortunately). According to the article,

- Clearing the seeds from the fruits
- Keeping them in water at room temperature for two days, changing the water twice everyday
- Then stratification in perlite at 0 - 4 C for two months.
- Planting the seeds in November

achieves a success rate over 80 %, while it is pretty possible that boiling will kill the seeds from the start. There is no time limit for entrance to this contest and I am planning to enter next November by Australis and Tournefortii seeds. So, you can also retry next season 😊

The article link is below, (you can get it translated by Google or AI maybe. )

 
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Interesting. I ordered another set of seeds, from a different seller. Ill give it another try
 
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