CLOSED: still available: Sunshine Tree seeds (Senna surattensis)

                        Sunshine Tree   (Senna surattensis)

Also:   Scrambled Egg Tree, Glossy Shower, Singapore Shower
                        and Glaucous Cassia.
Syn:  Cassia surattensis, Cassia suffruticosa,
                        or Cassia surattensis var. suffruticosa.
PF info, see:  http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/64960/ .

This small subtropical shrub produces intense blooms of bright yellow flowers year-round, even throughout the winter.  It's foliage is evergreen and its growth rate is moderate.  A mature height and spread is 15'-20’ x 15'-20’.  It can be pruned to create an outstanding small tree making it ideal as an accent for small landscapes.  It will take drought and can stand short frosts. Blooms are followed by brown seed pods (fruit).  Its flowers will attract butterflies.  Hardy in USDA zones 8b-11.

The source plant for these seeds, shown here, is allowed to simply bush out every year - - the owner severly cuts these back to 2 feet in early February (zone 8b) to keep the height under 15'.  

Gently scarify (nick) the outer coating of each seed and soak 18-24 hrs. in water prior to sewing at a depth of approx. 1 cm  (3/16 inch).

              AVAILABLE NOW - - packets of approx. 100 seeds for an SAE with at least 59¢ in LOOSE postage stamps (U.S. postage only) . . . Please do not affix the stamps to your self-addressed envelope.  My thanks in advance for that favour.   ;--)

These seeds are also available for trades - please see my WANT list = = => http://davesgarden.com/community/trading/list.php?list=want&member=LazLo

If you participate in the DG address exchange, here's a link to my postal info =>   http://davesgarden.com/address_exchange/view.php?user=LazLo - - No need to reserve seeds with a D-Mail - - unless you want to trade.  If you just want me to put some into the wind to you, just send your SAE and postage.

If you are not in the address exchange, send me a D-Mail to reserve seeds and receive my postal info.  If you are outside the U.S. and use PayPal , contact me - we can work something out regarding the postage.

A T B T Y ! !         £az£o

Think it's to late to try and get these going? I can over winter them inside but I'm afraid the lower light will just stunt their growth so it may be pointless to start them now? I'm not going to put them under lights and all that if i bring them in. On the other hand I'm afraid they won't take a frost if I leave them outside for the winter.

Any opinions?

Thank you for the Seeds Don.

you're very welcome Corey - - and, thank you for the seeds you have shared with me in the past year.

i think things will go best if you wait until the first frost and start the seeds indoors -- heated mats would help. then, put the seedlings into the ground after the last frost.

btw, i have found it is best to slightly sand or nick these seeds and giving them an overnight to 24 hr. soaking before sowing.

btw, i have collected some red tip photinia seeds this year . . . quite rare around here to find one with seeds

I grow some of those. They seem to have gotten a bad name becuase of a fungus problem but I just don't see that at all where I live. We have red tips planted here and there and I can point to ones that are 20 years old at least.

I'll wait on the seed but I really don't have any projects right now. LOL. Everything is in the ground and growing.

How old is the tree that you are collecting your seeds from? I am just wondering how long it will take to get a decent sized plant going. Does it bloom the first year?

Bonnie

Bonnie which one are you talking about? Red tip or Singapore Shower?

I'm sorry, the sunshine tree. Lazlo had sent me some seeds.