How to Plant Eastern Redbud Seeds - eHow.com_1111

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Fill a plastic resealable bag with 1 to 2 cups of sand and add approximately 1/8 to 1/4 cup of water just so that the sand is moist. Insert the Eastern Redbud seeds into the bag and seal it up. Shake the bag up to mix the seeds into the sand. Place the bag into a refrigerator or other cold location that maintains a temperature of approximately 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
                     
                  
            
         
         
      
      
      
      
               
            
         
      
      
      
      
            
      
         
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Place the Eastern Redbud seeds into the boiling water and allow them to cook for 30 minutes. This scarifies the hard outer coating on the seeds that allows them to germinate.
Fill a pot with 1 quart of water and place it on top of a stove burner turned to high. Wait until the water inside the pot reaches a rolling boil.
                     
                  
                     
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Insert the seeds into the prepared soil,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, spacing each one at least 6 feet apart. Cover the seeds with soil until they are at least 1/4 inch deep. If desired,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, you can plant the seeds closer together and transplant the seedlings later.
                     
                  
                     
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Wait between five and eight weeks and remove the bag from the cold location.
The Eastern Redbud tree, also called Cercis canadensis L.,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, is actually a member of the pea family of plants. It is prized for the deep pink and white flower blossoms that it develops in the early to mid-spring months. The flowers grow all the way down each branch,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, giving the tree the appearance of being completely covered in blossoms. Planting Eastern Redbud seeds is the simplest form of propagating the tree, however, the seeds must be properly prepared before planting.
Turn off the stove burner and pour the water into a strainer to collect the seeds. Set the strainer containing the seeds on a counter and allow them to cool to room temperature.
Choose an outdoor planting location that has shade or partial shade and moist but not soggy soil. Use a garden tiller to loosen the soil to a 3- or 4-inch depth.
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