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 Post subject: Buckeye tree seeds
PostPosted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 9:22 am 
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Ok not sure if this was the right place to post or not but I will try this one anyway. My neighbor has a buckeye tree that is loaded with buckeyes. She had heard that you can plant these and grow a tree. My question is, how do you prepare the seed? If you let it dry out it gets harder then a rock. Do you just take it off the tree and plant is as is? Any help or links will be very helpful.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 3:40 pm 
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Hi Littleone,
You don't say where this tree is located. There are several different varieties of Buckeye. Take a look at this site and search under the common name to see if you can id which one.

http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/trees/index.htm

I also did a search at www.google.com and put in the search box:
propagation + Buckeye
and got over 2900 hits. You could also search using the botanical name once you have it.

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 Post subject: buckeye seeds
PostPosted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 7:45 pm 
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You don't say where you are or just what kind of Buckeye, but Howard's new book says this about Mexican Buckeye: "The shiny black seed can be harvested beginning in late summer thru Oct. when the capsules turn dark reddish brown & crack open. After a short drying period, the seed can be planted into moist soil and will germinate within 3 weeks w/o pre- treatment. Seeds will germinate best in warm soil." Scarlet Buckeye says much the same but also that the 1st season wil be spent developing root systems. Same for TX Buckeye.
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