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Post by cff on Oct 21, 2008 20:26:17 GMT -5
Ok I need a little advice
Dad and I were talking a few months ago about how few Persimmon trees there are around here after I had read something about Persimmons on the Internet.
When I was a kid Persimmon trees were plentiful around here but we could only find one wild tree within several miles of here now. The fruit on the one tree we did find is currently ripe so I picked about a gallon of Persimmon with permission from the land owner Saturday.
What is the best way to start these seed?
I would really appreciate some advice from anyone with experience in propagating Persimmon from seed
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Post by johno on Oct 25, 2008 18:12:49 GMT -5
No takers? Hmm.. well I haven't tried starting persimmons from seed, so no experience, but I have read that it should be done before the seed gets dry. Not sure how that works out in nature, but that's what I read.
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Post by cff on Oct 25, 2008 18:58:09 GMT -5
No takers? Hmm.. well I haven't tried starting persimmons from seed, so no experience, but I have read that it should be done before the seed gets dry. Not sure how that works out in nature, but that's what I read. Thanks Johno: I have about a gallon of Persimmon fruit sitting in the freezer, I did a google search and found that Persimmon need a mild stratifications period. So off to the freezer till spring time when I'll plant the seed and fruit whole. Hopefully the fruit will help soften the seeds. Maybe I'll end up with a few seedlings to play with if I'm lucky. |
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Post by plantsnobin on Oct 26, 2008 7:39:07 GMT -5
Sorry I haven't responded. You could just go ahead and sow these now, and then just put the containers outside. I still have some pawpaws to sow, I forgot. I am going to use 2-litre bottles for the pawpaws, one seed to a bottle because they will develop a long taproot that I don't want to disturb, I plan to do the same with my persimmons. I have an unheated greenhouse that I use for stratifying perennials over winter and it works very well. I can be hard to get used to the fact that the perennials can take those temps if you are only used to annuals. Just putting seeds in the freezer won't stratify them, they need to be in the growing medium generally.
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Post by Alan on Oct 26, 2008 21:57:16 GMT -5
Yep, you can just sow them outside, either in a container or their designated spot and they should do just fine. You can stratify them in the freezer inside some moist sand or spagnum moss or you can wrap them in a moist paper towl and put in a zip-lock in the freezer, you have to keep a close eye on them this way however because sometimes they will sprout and grow in the bag and end up getting "frost bite". Either way would and should work efficiently, I've had pretty good luck this way.
BTW Karen, I will probably get with you this week sometime and stop by to see you. Was wondering when you might have a free moment to go out to that persimmon research farm?
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