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Old 23-Sep-2004   #2
RonMartin(deceased)
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Originally Posted by KyleG
A couple of questions - when planting trees in a tropical area do you need to go through the cold stratification process - the seeds I refer to are: bald cypress, giant redwood, trident maple, temple juniper, and Japenese White Pine
Thank You.

Kyle



Hate to say it but out of the seeds you mentioned probably only the bald cypress will work in a tropical climate. The trident might germinate and survive. The others will not survive in the tropics for any length of time.
Both the bald cypress and the trident seeds will have a better chance of germinating if you put them in the refrigerator for about 30 days before you plant them.
As to the other seeds , well , I hope that they have nice pictures on the packages. Hate to say it but those pictures will probably be as close as you will get to a bonsai with them.
Hate to sound so negative.
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