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Rauvolfia caffra

This is a ornamental tree from Africa.

Some more info; http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=145100

Not too sure how these seeds should be treated ? Going to try a heated soak to start with.
(will post the results)

Seeds,

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Posted : 22/03/2008 8:04 pm

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Good luck, Steve, they look all dryed out.
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Posted : 22/03/2008 10:49 pm

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Thanks Dean,
Only one floater out of the batch, I'm hoping to get a few to germinate.

One web site says these seeds lose their viability real fast, another says these lay on the forest floor a long time before germinating, so who knows 😀

I'll try treating these like Acacias, a heated soak until the seed swells, then planting.

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Posted : 23/03/2008 10:32 am

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Here's one out of the batch, this one had a three day soak followed by 4 weeks between 85*F - 95*F

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Posted : 21/04/2008 1:50 pm

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Your first link, Steve, shows a tree with very pretty flowers.
Cool!
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Posted : 21/04/2008 2:15 pm

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Looking good, Steve! 8)

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Posted : 21/04/2008 2:47 pm

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Thanks!

Things are progressing along nicely,

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Posted : 25/04/2008 10:09 pm

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Here's three of them off and going so far,

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Posted : 21/05/2008 9:11 am

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One more germination,

and the rest,

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Posted : 08/06/2008 9:34 pm

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Posted : 17/07/2008 10:43 pm

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Looks great, Steve! Be careful with the fan in the background! 😆

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Posted : 17/07/2008 10:47 pm

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I should have replaced that fan long ago............. 😀

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Posted : 18/07/2008 12:58 am

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Here's one in a container just starting to branch 8)

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Posted : 23/07/2009 10:54 pm

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Looks great, Steve! Keep up the great work.

Dean 🙂

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Posted : 24/07/2009 1:41 pm

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Updated photo,

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