Nom commun | Cotoneaster |
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Famille | Rosaceae |
Genre | Cotoneaster |
Espèce | Cotoneaster horizontalis |
Germination | Cotoneaster seeds have a deep dormancy within them, this requires a degree of patience to overcome and it is usually quite easy to get high levels of germination if the correct procedures are followed. 1 Prepare the cotoneaster seeds in early spring for summer germination. Rub each seed lightly with a nail file softening the hull. Store the seeds in a plastic bag filled with moist sand inside the refrigerator for three months to cold-stratify them. 2 Sow the cotoneaster seeds in 5-inch plastic pots filled with sterile loam. Sow two seeds in each pot to a depth of one-tenth inch. Sprinkling sand across the soil?s surface helps slow the evaporation rate. 3 Place the potted cotoneaster seeds on a propagation mat near a source of very bright light. Set the temperature on the propagation mat to 77 degrees Fahrenheit for nine hours each day. Adjust the temperature to 55 F for the remainder of the day. 4 Water the cotoneaster seeds as often as necessary maintaining moisture in the top one-half inch of soil at all times. Add the water very slowly when irrigating keeps from disturbing the seed. 5 Watch for germination in 25 days. Remove the weaker of the two cotoneaster seedlings from each pot if both germinate. Wait until the seedlings reach 1 inch in height before thinning. 6 Move the cotoneaster seedlings to a sheltered spot outdoors with limited exposure to strong, direct sunlight. Continue watering, but allow the soil?s surface to dry slightly between waterings. 7 Slowly acclimate the cotoneaster seedlings to strong sunlight in the course of one week until they withstand full sun for five hours without wilting. 8 Transplant the cotoneaster seedlings into a sunny bed at least 75 days before the first autumn frost. Space the seedlings 10 feet apart. Mulching heavily around them protects their developing roots. |
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