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["Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>]

Kentucky coffee tree. <g>  I know this one because someone sent me some 
seeds and said it would be impossible to grow them.  I stuck them in the 
freezer, gave them a couple of little slices and then stuck them in the 
ground just before the snow hit and I now have a couple of Kentucky coffee 
trees.

Other than those, if I remember correctly, most perrenials do better or 
require it.  It is annuals that don't.  Plus, most trees need some sort of 
stratification be it soaking, refrigeration, fall planting, outdoor 
treatment, scoring of seeds, etc.

And then you have the seeds that need/do better with heat/fire.  My favs, of 
course, redwoods.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>

> Can we amass a list of things that need cold stratification?
>
> In addition to echinacea and milkweeds (which I was not not aware of),
> I'll add:
>
> Hops
> Chestnuts
>
>
>
> Sage Austin | Eureka! Design wrote:
> > Lisa, it works well only for those seeds that need cold stratification,
> > like purple coneflower, milkweeds, etc. Usually the seed package will
> > say cold stratification is needed. Some people use paper towels, some
> > use damp sand, but I use coffee filters and small plastic bags for
> > starting my prairie plants in the fridge.
>
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> EarthNSky Farm NW Georgia
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