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[IBC] Pistachia Chinensis
Hi Folks
Just received some seed of this wonderful little tree - the Chinese Pistachia. has anyone any experience of germinating its seed. Is autumn a reasonable season to do it (in Melbourne, Oz)? Does the seed need any pre-treatment? Would it stay viable until, say, spring? I'm keen to try these guys. I've not trained one yet, but have grow them in various gardens. Has anyone any experience training them (Again in Zone Southern Oz ;-)? Cheers Rob ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Pistachia Chinensis
Rob,
I have no experience with the species but I saw an incredible one by Min Shuan Lo in Taiwan's show several years ago. I hope he sees this and posts a picture of his tree to the IBC gallery. Jerry Meislik Whitefish Montana USA Zone 3-4 http://www.bonsaihunk.8m.com/ Hi Folks Just received some seed of this wonderful little tree - the Chinese Pistachia. has anyone any experience of germinating its seed. Is autumn a reasonable season to do it (in Melbourne, Oz)? Does the seed need any pre-treatment? Would it stay viable until, say, spring? I'm keen to try these guys. I've not trained one yet, but have grow them in various gardens. Has anyone any experience training them (Again in Zone Southern Oz ;-)? Cheers Rob ************************************************** **************************** ** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** **************************** ** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Pistachia Chinensis
At 10:20 AM 3/28/03 +1100, Robert Moore wrote:
Hi Folks Just received some seed of this wonderful little tree - the Chinese Pistachia. has anyone any experience of germinating its seed. Is autumn a reasonable season to do it (in Melbourne, Oz)? Does the seed need any pre-treatment? Would it stay viable until, say, spring? Robert Pistacia chinensis has abundant clusters of bright red seed. However, the red seed is not fertile. Only the trees with occasional green seed are fertile. Around our way, maybe one tree in ten will have green seed. I gather it fresh, let it soak in water for about a week to allow the pulp to decay, then wash it over a period of several days to remove all the remaining pulp. The clean seed is mixed with an equal volume of dry vermiculite (or peat moss that is _slightly_ moist). Put it in a plastic bag in the refrigerator until spring (at least three months). Check it periodically to make sure the seed is not drying out. Sow it when it begans to germinate or when three months is up. Germination should be pretty good. Brent in Northern California Evergreen Gardenworks USDA Zone 8 Sunset Zone 14 http://www.EvergreenGardenworks.com ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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