Okay, spring has finally arrived… well, almost. Both the daffodils & the primroses are beginning to do what they do best so it’s a good sign.
Although I’m loving these flowers… I’ve decided that what I really need are some spring flowering trees. I’d love a couple of flowering dogwoods in either pink or white or both… Cornus florida, I believe. And I’d love a magnolia or two. I’m in zone 6a so I doubt I can grow the fragrant beauties of the south but I’d like a saucer type flowered one…. again, either pink or white or both. I have no idea what species it would be. And I’d love to start them from seed. I love growing trees from seed. It takes a while for results but it’s always oh-so-satisfying.
So my question is this… Does anyone out there have these trees flowering in their gardens right now and if so, would you be willing to collect seed this summer? Just let me know if you’re willing and I’d love to set up an exchange.
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Comments
Mamabluestem wrote:
Would you be interesed in redbud? They’re pretty easy to grow and gorgeous in the spring, altho it takes a few years for them to flower. I could send seeds or scout out a baby one (I’m currently encouraging a few to grow up to move around later). I also have a few dogwoods flowering now, not sure when the seeds would be ready but I could keep an eye out.
Posted on 21 Apr 12 (about 1 year ago)
orientallily wrote:
Redbud sounds lovely. I’d love a few seeds! Do you really have flowering dogwoods blooming now? They must be lovely. I’d LOVE seeds from those whenever they’re ready. I probably wouldn’t start them until the winter anyway as they’d likey benefit from wintersowing. Do you have white or pink or both?
Now, to the important stuff… what would you like in return. My columbine in my propagating garden are growing well and I know you’d like seed from those this summer but I was already planning on sending you some so… what ELSE would you like. Just let me know and it’s yours!
Posted on 21 Apr 12 (about 1 year ago)
rosemarieGardener wrote:
Only information to offer here…….I don’t have one but a neighbor does. Sorry I don’t know the exact variety except that it is most white blooms, a ‘touch’ of pink and fragrant. I could try to find out more on the variety. We are in zone 5 and this tree has been ‘showing’ for many years. You should definitely be able to grow a magnolia.
Posted on 21 Apr 12 (about 1 year ago)
orientallily wrote:
A fragrant magnolia in zone 5? I’d love some more information on that. Thanks!
Magnolias are grown quite a lot here but I’ve never encountered a fragrant saucer type one. I really don’t know much about magnolias but I’d love to start a couple.
Posted on 22 Apr 12 (about 1 year ago)
greyslate wrote:
My magnolia is the standard saucer magnolia (magnolia soulangea) and it actually does have a fragrance in sunny weather, just like narcissus! My magnolia is pot grown, in zone 7a, so I imagine you could grow it down to 6a. However the risk with pushing zones with magnolias is not losing the tree – but losing the blooms to late frosts! The best bet for saucer magnolias for pushing frost zones are the ‘Little Girls’ series (http://www.usna.usda.gov/Newintro/magnoli1.html). They are more petite, but they bloom later and therefore avoid the late frosts more consistently. Mamabluestem is so right though, you have to include a redbud! They’re gorgeous.
Posted on 22 Apr 12 (about 1 year ago)
orientallily wrote:
Thanks so much for the info, greyslate. That’s very helpful. Whatever magnolia(s) I grow, I really do want to start it (them) from seed. Partly because I might be planting it (them) into an area where I can’t cause a lot of disruptions and party because I just like growing trees from seed. I grew my locust seed from seed and last year, when it was covered in fragrant blooms, I was so proud. It took a while, but I did it!
Posted on 23 Apr 12 (about 1 year ago)
greyslate wrote:
I’m so impressed that you grew a locust from seed to bloom! My magnolia hasn’t set seed before, but if it does (maybe this summer?) I’d be glad to send you some.
Posted on 24 Apr 12 (about 1 year ago)
orientallily wrote:
I would LOVE that! I didn’t want to ask as I didn’t know how large yours was as it’s growing in the pot and I didn’t know if you allowed it to set seed or not. But if you don’t mind, your magnolia is JUST what I’m loving for and I’d love seed. Just let me know what you’d like me to collect for you in return. Name it and it’s yours!
I’m not sure if my locust is a black locust or a honey locust. I knew at the time but… Actually, it probably says on the planting but now that I’ve started this reply, I can’t access that. Last year, the entire yard smelled of grape kool-aid at times. I love the scent. And it sets seed like there’s no tomorrow. In fact, for the last two or three years, I’ve been mowing down little baby locusts that keep popping up in the lawn.
Posted on 24 Apr 12 (about 1 year ago)
orientallily wrote:
Greyslate, I just checked… It’s a black locust or false acacia.
Posted on 24 Apr 12 (about 1 year ago)
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