Chamaecyparis thyoides

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Dec 22, 2006

I talked about this tree in another thread that I started. I collected plenty of seeds but I'm not sure if they would grow in my soil. I don't consider my soil dry, but it's not swampy either. Have any of you tried growing it?

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Decumbent Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6b) Dec 22, 2006

I have a few C. thyoides species in very ordinary soil, one planted in a sharply draining, highly raised bed designed for alpines (although good, dense, damp clay lies below it), and I have had no problems with them, so far, in heat or drought. I do generally water during the worst droughts, but nothing simulating springtime.

Scott

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Dec 22, 2006

I'm going to give it a shot. I read somewhere that seed viability is sometimes low. Maybe I can at least get a couple out of all those seeds.

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Dec 22, 2006

I know I need to keep these seeds cool/cold until I sow them, but do I need to keep them dry or somewhat moist?

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Dec 23, 2006

Hi Escambiaguy,

The seed viability should be good from trees in a wild population with plenty of pollinators; no reason it shouldn't be 70-80% unless there is some insect infestation. Low viability is usually from garden-grown trees which might be a long distance from the next one.

I'd agree it will grow well in ordinary soil; it only grows naturally in swamps because it can tolerate swamps, which faster-growing competing species can't.

Give the seeds 4 or 5 weeks in damp sterilised sand (not dry, nor dripping wet) at +1 or +2 °C, then sow

Resin

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Dec 23, 2006

Thanks Resin, there were hundreds of those trees in that area so pollination should have been good.

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