Planting Casuarina Seeds

[wattynine]

Excellent success story,I'll be referring to this page in the future.
Thanks for posting
Watty

[Isitangus]

I've just collected a small mint tin full of fresh pods! Now that I've seen how rays done it I'm off to do the same!

[Ray M]

I've just collected a small mint tin full of fresh pods! Now that I've seen how rays done it I'm off to do the same!

Hi Isitangus,
Keep us updated and if you get a chance take some photos. Hope they go well.

Regards Ray

[Ray M]

Hi Folks,
Update on the Casuarina seeds.

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I have started another tray of seeds. My neighbor is the groundsman for a large Soccer complex, and he is growing two types of Casuarina. He gathered up some pods for me of the smaller more condensed variety. When I can get a chance I am going over to the fields to take some photos of the two types of trees. The following will show the difference in the size of the pods and seeds.

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The following is the new lot of seedlings.

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Regards Ray

[Elmar]

Going great guns!

What is your plan for separating them? I'd guess that they'll have intertwined roots being that close together... would you pick out the one you like and kill the others or risk loosing the one you like by separating them?

Or is there a third option?

[kcpoole]

It is good fun to grow from seed.
You can separate them virtually whenever you want until the roots get tangled so much that you cannot ( up o a few months I guess).
When I did mine i waited a few months, then split some out into single pots and others I kept as forest or clumps.

Ken

[Ray M]

It is good fun to grow from seed.
You can separate them virtually whenever you want until the roots get tangled so much that you cannot ( up o a few months I guess).
When I did mine i waited a few months, then split some out into single pots and others I kept as forest or clumps.

Ken

Hi Ken,
I really enjoy watching the seeds develop. It's good fun. I will wait till some time in January and look at starting to pot them. The first lot of seeds are already showing roots through the bottom of the tray. I'll be doing a similar thing. I'll plant some out as individuals, some as clumps of say 3-5 trees and some in larger pots to develop for forests.

Have a great Christmas and I trust the new year will be a good one for you and the family.

Regards Ray

[Elmar]

Have a great Christmas and I trust the new year will be a good one for you and the family.

Regards Ray

Same same, to all!

[kcpoole]

Have a great Christmas and I trust the new year will be a good one for you and the family.

Regards Ray

Same same, to all!

Ditto

Ken

[Ray M]

Going great guns!

What is your plan for separating them? I'd guess that they'll have intertwined roots being that close together... would you pick out the one you like and kill the others or risk loosing the one you like by separating them?

Or is there a third option?

Hi Elmar,
Sorry for not answering you sooner. I missed your post. When ready to remove, I will soak the tray in a tub of Seasol, that makes it much easier to separate them. I used the same method for planting Trident Maple seeds. They worked very well. Tridnet Maple seeds

All the very best for Christmas and the new year.

Regards Ray

[Elmar]

Going great guns!

What is your plan for separating them? I'd guess that they'll have intertwined roots being that close together... would you pick out the one you like and kill the others or risk loosing the one you like by separating them?

Or is there a third option?

Hi Elmar,
Sorry for not answering you sooner. I missed your post. When ready to remove, I will soak the tray in a tub of Seasol, that makes it much easier to separate them. I used the same method for planting Trident Maple seeds. They worked very well. Tridnet Maple seeds

All the very best for Christmas and the new year.

Regards Ray

Haha, oops - I thought you did, but it seems that it was Ken. Like a Ninja (as my kids say) he snuck in and gave me the same answer as you did, well, almost..

Merry Christmas all.

[kcpoole]

Haha, oops - I thought you did, but it seems that it was Ken. Like a Ninja (as my kids say) he snuck in and gave me the same answer as you did, well, almost..

Merry Christmas all.

I will have to change my Sig to Shintaro http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Samura ... _series%29

Funny thin was that I used to ride a Suziki Katana motorbike, same as this one http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/ ... g%2083.htm
Maybe I am Ninja after all

Ken

[Ray M]

Hi all,
All the best for the new year.

The following is some photos of the two different varieties of the Casuarina's.

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I'm looking forward to see what can be done with the trees with the denser foliage.

Regards Ray

[Elmar]

Hi Ray,
really keen to get an update on this thread... I found some seed pods (altho still green) that were opening up...

[Ray M]

Hi Ray,
really keen to get an update on this thread... I found some seed pods (altho still green) that were opening up...

Hi Elmar,
I took the seed trays to the School of Bonsai last week. I potted up some for the students who wanted them. I will take some photos soon and show you how they are going.

Regards Ray