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Styrax obassia

Common name fragrant snowbell

Family styracaceae

Life cycle tree

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From seed Give several weeks warm treatment, 2-3 months cold treatment, then germinate at room temperature.
detailed seed-starting info below

I grew this once from seed in 2001 and 2004 - in both cases, the saplings made it through their first winter; the first batch perished in the following summer of drought, while the second batch succumbed to unknown circumstances after a couple of winters, while still in the nursery area. I recently tried again, and hope to finally master the growing conditions that will allow us to permanently establish this elegant little tree in our garden.

This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away...

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Seed-starting details for this plant

Seed from '01 AHS exchange. Baggy w peat mix 70F (5w) - 35F (6w) - 70F (60%, 8d)
Seed from '04 HPS/MAG exchange. Nick, soak. Baggy w peat mix 70F (4w) - 35F (11w) - pot outside (100%G, 2w - late June)
Seed from HPS/MAG '08/'09 exchange. Nicked (some sandpapered, some filed), baggy with PgX mix 35F (14w) - 70F (60%G, 12-17d)

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