Mexican Buckeye / Ungnadia speciosa [ oong-NAY-dee-uh spee-see-OH-suh ]
These seeds are super easy to germinate. Sow in moist potting soil at a depth of 2" - 3" after soaking in warm water overnight, then dusting with ground cinnamon. They can be direct sown but my best experience with them is starting in a 1 or 2 gallon pot and transplanting out when 4" - 6" tall.
Mexican Buckeye is not impressive at the start - - because it begins breaking seed dormancy by focusing its energy on developing a deep tap root. When you see a root emerging from the bottom of your starting pot it is definitely time to transplant into a garden bed or re-potting in something about twice the depth of the first pot. Almost all of the first year plant development is below the surface.
Beginning with the second year showing a spurt of growth to 2 ft. - 3 ft. Flowers should develop in the late summer of the second year, but most typically in the late spring of the 3rd year, getting more impressive with each passing year - - up to a height of 15 feet.
My own Mexican Buckeye tree is now at the end of the 3rd year and measures about 10 feet tall, 3 feet wide - - because I have to prune it hard up to about 7 feet, including pinching back all suckers, as it is only 3 feet from a pedestrian walkway. If left to its own devices, a Mexican Buckeye can develop a width of about 8 feet, making a very pretty 15'h x 8'w flowering tree.
DG plant info ==> http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/53033/
What I am offering . . . (6) seeds - - the typical contents of two Mexican Buckeye seed pods. If you need more seeds, just ask. I can accommodate a request up to 100 seeds a couple of times.
Trades : Please check my WANT trading list ==> http://davesgarden.com/community/trading/list.php?member=LazLo
My DMail ==> http://davesgarden.com/tools/mail/pmail.php?q=LazLo
for Stamps : . . . What I need from you: for Six Mexican Buckeye seeds.
Send a self-addressed envelope or a mailing label together with Four (4) loose (unaffixed) "Forever" postage stamps - - or an equivalent amount in denominated U.S. postage stamps ( $1.84 ). Seeds will be shipped in a small box or padded envelope -- provided by me -- via USPS First Class Package mail.
Please annotate the lower left corner of your outer envelope: "buckeye".
If you need more than 6 seeds . . . or you live outside the U.S., contact me in DMail to discuss doing the postage via PayPal.
My snail-mail postal address is in the DG address exchange.
A T B T Y ! ~ ŁazŁo ;--)
This message was edited oct 3, 2014 12:20
