Mike

try Cistus Nursery for S. taiwaniana and S. delvayei

try Far Reaches Farm for S. delvayei and S. 'species'

Hi Andy,

one of the Schefflera seeds germinated! Now to keep it alive. 😕

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Nice one Tim 8) only a thousand to go 😆 Just goes to show what fresh seeds can do. What temps have you set for germination?

Hi Andy,

I used the easy method.....top of the fridge.....my house is set at 71F (21.6C). So far it's the only seed to germinate. None of the RPS S. rhodo's have germinated yet. 😥

Andy, Shefflera seed update............I have 8 which germed.

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I have tried every nursery in 100 miles cannot get the tiawana anywhere around here

Tim .... excellent news 😀 .. just watch out for fungal infections.

Great work, Tim! Is this S. rhododendrifolia?

Hi Mike............try Cistus Nursery (online) or Far Reaches Farm (online).

Hi Andy..........what can I do to prevent fungal infections?? I hope not to get that!

Hi Cameron.........no this is not S. rhodo. I did get the S. rhodo seed from RPS but NONE germinated and I tried 3 different batches with 3 different methods and none worked......(on top of cable box for heat, at room temp, and in moist soil in fridge for 6 weeks then at room temp). There isn't much data on germinating hardy Schefflera online except that some say the seed must be FRESH. RPS was dried. The seed I got from Andy was FRESH and germed. I'll have to check the records.....I think these seedlings are hybrid (S. taiwaniana x chapana).

Tim ....the seeds were Taiwaniana x gracilus. There are lots of antifungal treatments available in my part of the world but may be different to what you use. Just ordered another Schefflera Chapana from Crug along with Oreopanax Incisus and Fatsia Polycarpa... all Aralacea 😀 S
I hope more of those seeds germinate for you..... you could become the first person on the North American Continent with a hardy(ish) Schefflera hybrid 8)

Tim ....the seeds were Taiwaniana x gracilus. There are lots of antifungal treatments available in my part of the world but may be different to what you use. Just ordered another Schefflera Chapana from Crug along with Oreopanax Incisus and Fatsia Polycarpa... all Aralacea 😀 S
I hope more of those seeds germinate for you..... you could become the first person on the North American Continent with a hardy(ish) Schefflera hybrid 8)

😡 I want a polycarpa..not only do you taunt me with the Taiwaniana but the Fatsia as well...your an awful man Andy 😆

a few update photos of those hardy Schefflera seedlings.......one of the seedlings has 3 leaflets......I hope it grows different from the others??

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Those grow pretty fast 😯 Any luck with those new zealand trees yet ?

Great work, Tim!

Jesse,

none of the RPS seed germinated......none.......that's 4 or 5 different packs of seeds from different plants. 😕

Wow Tim... Ive ordered from them probably a dozen times over the years, and sure, Ive never got perfect germination, I hant had a zero germination 😯