"Dave Moore" wrote in message
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This year has been unusual in my garden as my magnolia has also produced
seed pods for the first time ever. The pods are still on the tree and are
bright red. When do I remove them and what is the procedure then for
growing plants from them?



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Propagation
Magnolias can be successfully propagated from seed, cuttings, layering,
chip budding and grafting.

Where open pollination has taken place, considerable genetic variation
has been found in collected seed so plants rarely come true. Plants raised
from seed will also take a considerable time to flower, although
some hybrids raised from seed flower in under 10 years. The advantages
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of raising plants from seed are that exciting new cultivars can be bred
and seedlings generally exhibit fast establishment and good growth.

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http://www.rhs.org.uk/WhatsOn/garden...carrpommar.asp

The actual technique will probably be similar to camellias - a cold
stimulus to initiate germination, followed by rather a lot of patience
in this instance.


michael adams

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