Monday, November 14, 2016

Planting Ginkgo Seeds. 11.14.16

Planting ginkgo seeds.  11.14.16
I decided to plant the ginkgo seeds that I collected without cleaning off the punguent seed coat.  It's not that difficult, but I just wanted to get them planted.

These are from 2 female trees about 3 miles apart from my part of Vancouver WA.  They are different source from the ones that I obtained 3 years ago.  The aim is for genetic diversity.

Most references state the seeds need to be cleaned before planting.  I don't know why.  Maybe they will grow, maybe not.

I am planting directly in the kitchen garden, no refridgeration or scarification.

4 comments:

  1. It looks like an interesting experiment. Looking forward to its development.

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  2. Joan, I've seen little ginkgo trees growing near old ones, so I think they will grow OK via self-planting. If so, this should also work. I still have left over seeds, so maybe I will clean some and plant, as my control experiment. Not that I will know what to do with them, if they all grow :-)

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  3. Eager to see your experiment out come. My seeds didn't germinate after I did the fridge and non-fridge trial. However the cuttings and various root cutting works OK. I suspect the that's a fertilization mishaps from the male and female tree.

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  4. Lance, were your Ginkgo cuttings from dormant wood, or green shoots? I would like to try that method as well.

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