If you get cedar cones in your hands , then you can try to grow a wonderful tree from the seeds. A little effort - and you can get a wonderful seedling. Details about how to plant a cedar from a nut, our article will tell. Follow all recommendations, and the result will be.
First option
There are several different ways to grow a cedar from a nut. In any case, stratification of seeds is required - this means that they need to be kept at a low temperature for several months. If you are going to grow cedar from a nut tree at home, then it is necessary to imitate the natural conditions in which this tree grows. If you received seeds at the end of summer or early autumn, you should simply plant them in a loose ground - then the next spring you will receive seedlings. Of course, only if the planting material is of high quality.
How to grow a cedar from a nut? The second option
This method resembles the forcing of bulbous flowers (hyacinths, tulips). First you need to prepare the land (or buy ready). Ideally, it should be a mixture of sawdust and sand. In the prepared soil, place the seeds, moisten it a little with an atomizer and put in the refrigerator (on the lower shelf), where the seeds should be held for at least three months. As the drying, the soil needs to be slightly moistened, but not too much. After three months, the seeds are removed from the refrigerator (preferably if it happens in the spring) and treated with an unconcentrated solution of potassium permanganate. They must be carried out in solution for two days. Sprout seeds should be in the prepared mixture of sand and sawdust.
How to grow a cedar from a nut? Accelerated method
If you can not spend three months to stratify the seeds, you can apply the accelerated stratification method. But in this case, you must strictly follow the step-by-step instructions, only then you can count on the results. Also very important is the quality of the seeds - it should be clean and ripe cedar nuts, with a pleasant smell and without trace of mold or any other suspicious stains. Grab some pieces from the batch that you are going to sow - you should feel the cedar flavor and see the clean dense flesh in each nut. Seed the seeds, rinse with warm water (you can rub a little with a soft toothbrush - this will clear them of resin, and moisture from the substrate will be easier to get inside the seed). After preparation, the stage is directly stratification. Seeds are placed in cold water. Its temperature should not be above zero degrees. They stand in this state for three or four days. It is necessary to monitor the temperature of the water - it should not heat up, otherwise everything will go wrong. This can be achieved by periodically adding, for example, ice cubes. Carefully follow the capacity in which your nuts are placed for stratification. You will see that some of them will sink to the bottom. This is a very important stage. The fact that the nuts are lowered to the bottom of the container means that they are suitable for planting. Substandard remain above. Such will be about half. Take out those that have fallen, put in the prepared soil mixture (its temperature should be equal to fifteen degrees Celsius). Now you know the whole three ways how to grow a cedar from a nut.