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caesalpinia ferrea (leopard tree)

Laisla87

By Laisla87
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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Laisla87

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HI

I acquired some seeds of the Leopard tree from Brisbane, and have seen them grow very well in my area. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience growing them from seed? I'm not sure what treatment works best on the seeds

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Matt in SD Veteran

Matt in SD

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Use a file or sandpaper to scrape off the outer coating of the seed, then soak in water overnight. If you filed/nicked them right they will swell to about 1.5-2X the original size. After this, you can just sow it in a pot in a reasonably warm place (>20F) and they will germinate within 24-48 hours. You may want to practice with a few seeds first until you get the depth of the filing right.

Matt

San Diego

0.6 Acres of a south facing, gently sloped dirt pile, soon to be impenetrable jungle

East of Mount Soledad, in the biggest cold sink in San Diego County.

Zone 10a (I hope), Sunset 24

MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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yup

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

Eric in Orlando Grand Master

Eric in Orlando

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I;ve just soaked them in warm water for a day or two and they germinate readily. Many legume seeds are easily started this way.

Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a

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