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Growing a few stenocarpus sinuatus

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happypalms Grand Master

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Managed to germinate a couple of stenocarpus each flowering season for  a couple of batches of sinuatus trees a great Australian rainforest tree worth growing I wanted a couple more to expand the garden it’s fun propagating rather  than buying something satisfying about planting a tree grown from seed to watch it grow over the years.

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Cindy Adair Grand Master

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Gorgeous photos and how timely for me!

I have one little tree that looks like your photos of seedlings in round black plastic pots.

I bought it even smaller on a trip to FL last December as it has been on my “wish list” for years.

At this minute I am scouting the best planting location as things seem to leap here once I get them in the ground. 
 

I have read that they can get very large and different opinions on the amount of sun/shade. Suggestions greatly appreciated!

I would love several more and have seen seeds for sale but unsure if they are easy to germinate when might not be fresh?

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10 minutes ago, Cindy Adair said:

Gorgeous photos and how timely for me!

I have one little tree that looks like your photos of seedlings in round black plastic pots.

I bought it even smaller on a trip to FL last December as it has been on my “wish list” for years.

At this minute I am scouting the best planting location as things seem to leap here once I get them in the ground. 
 

I have read that they can get very large and different opinions on the amount of sun/shade. Suggestions greatly appreciated!

I would love several more and have seen seeds for sale but unsure if they are easy to germinate when might not be fresh?

Hi Cindy you have a great tree there they are planted as street trees in my hometown which can get temperatures up to 40 degrees Celsius and lows down to 2 degrees Celsius they will take a lot of sun I would recommend a sunny position not quite full sun but definitely a place that won’t get shaded out as your garden grows they will get tall 5 to 6 meters even a bit taller and about 4 meters wide give or take a meter or 2 fresh seed is best obviously but will store for a year germinating time is usually around 3 to 4 weeks but allow up to 8 weeks a great book to buy is this one a true grow bible I highly recommend this book by the sounds of your climate it will grow very fast for you give it some room the little seedlings in the picture I just dug up from underneath the tree I mulched it about one month ago so about 4 weeks to germinate good luck if I could send you seeds I would iam not sure of your import restrictions good luck.

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I have a nice small tree. It has yet to bloom. How mature does it have to be? How much sun does it need to bloom?

"You can't see California without Marlon Brando's eyes"---SliPknot

 

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Found a used copy of the book you wrote about and they ship to Puerto Rico.
 

Order placed as I love books on plants. 

Thanks happypalms!

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20 hours ago, metalfan said:

I have a nice small tree. It has yet to bloom. How mature does it have to be? How much sun does it need to bloom?

You can wait up ten years they take a lot of sun but like afternoon shade they will bloom in shade being a rainforest tree patience is the key to growing plants.

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19 hours ago, Cindy Adair said:

Found a used copy of the book you wrote about and they ship to Puerto Rico.
 

Order placed as I love books on plants. 

Thanks happypalms!

Look for any book done by Hugh and Nan Nicholson true Australian rainforest pioneer growers give me a book to read anytime better than the internet.

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3 hours ago, happypalms said:

You can wait up ten years they take a lot of sun but like afternoon shade they will bloom in shade being a rainforest tree patience is the key to growing plants.

I got this one when it was about 4 years old. It's about 7 now. I have had it containerized in the greenhouse in what I would consider part shade/dappled shade. It's about 8 ft tall. I pulled it out this week, I am going to give it a larger container and leave it out this Summer in more light to see what happens

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22 hours ago, metalfan said:

I got this one when it was about 4 years old. It's about 7 now. I have had it containerized in the greenhouse in what I would consider part shade/dappled shade. It's about 8 ft tall. I pulled it out this week, I am going to give it a larger container and leave it out this Summer in more light to see what happens

There planted as street trees it will take a lot of sun. Sun harden your one off first then plant it in spring. They also take the cold.

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how cold? Literature says US zone 9B (min temp 25F...-4C).

We can see 20F here (very very rarely, lately only the very occasional night to 23-24F)

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20 hours ago, metalfan said:

how cold? Literature says US zone 9B (min temp 25F...-4C).

We can see 20F here (very very rarely, lately only the very occasional night to 23-24F)

Down to o degrees Celsius it does get heavy frosts in the area even black frost very rarely a large grown tree would take the black frost but iam pretty sure a seedling would not like it perhaps building a 2 meter small shade house around the the one you want to plant opening the top eventually to let it grow up through we can get them at the markets for in a 140mm container for $15 aus dollars there quite common i guess it depends how rare they are for you taking the risk to lose it iam the same with my rare plants if I only have one but if I have 20 I will take the chance.

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It's pretty fabulous that you can just buy those LOL. No, I won't risk it. I took it out of the 3 gallon it was n and put it in a 10 gallon, I think it will be much happier. I can schlep it in and out for a couple more years, then I will find a permanent spot in the sunniest part of the greenhouse

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9 hours ago, metalfan said:

It's pretty fabulous that you can just buy those LOL. No, I won't risk it. I took it out of the 3 gallon it was n and put it in a 10 gallon, I think it will be much happier. I can schlep it in and out for a couple more years, then I will find a permanent spot in the sunniest part of the greenhouse

I know how you fell bonsai it at least it will stay alive that way in the greenhouse next batch of seeds I get I will let you know.

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This small one is in a very bright sun spot and doing quite well about 3 years old purchased as tube stock and has been through one small drought and the other photos are of the one in my garden.

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We have them volunteering in the "jungle" at work all the time....

 

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15 hours ago, Expectorating aubergine said:

We have them volunteering in the "jungle" at work all the time....

 

The little ones I potted up were volunteers easy enough to weed out.

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A nice bit of new growth with 3 weeks of winter left 

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