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FREE: Redbud Tree Seed Pods - Grow Your Own! Wild, Ornamental, or Bonsai - Eastern Cercis Canadensis

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The listing, Redbud Tree Seed Pods - Grow Your Own! Wild, Ornamental, or Bonsai - Eastern Cercis Canadensis has ended.

Save the bees! Plant and grow your own eastern redbud trees to attract butterflies, hummingbirds, cardinals, finches and more.

Winner will receive at least 6 pods. Each pod contains about 4 to 8 seeds. (I'll make sure you receive AT LEAST 20 SEEDS!) ...GIN = 12 pods.

Redbuds (Cercis canadensis) add a beautiful pop of color to the landscape with little pink flowers in the spring, followed by pretty heart-shaped leaves throughout the summer.

Very hardy, very easy to grow and maintain across a wide range of conditions. Let them run wild or keep them pruned for ornamental use in the garden... I've heard they make nice bonsai trees, too!

The pods pictured in the photos above represent the condition of the actual pods you will receive. I've recently collected these from our trees, which have now started to bud. They've wintered outdoors. The pods are dry and easy to split.

I'd recommend scarifying or giving the seeds a quick boiling treatment before planting... for more info on growing redbud trees from seeds, here's a helpful article: http://www.freeplants.com/redbud-trees.html

For more info on the tree, growing and care conditions, check out this Wiki article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cercis_canadensis

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Questions & Comments

F&W.I read that you can take off small branches,and they will become new trees.How long do you boil?

Apr 26th, 2014 at 2:48:25 PM PDT by

Thank you! I've never tried growing them from branch cuttings, but that may work. I'm told for fastest germination, lightly sand the seeds to help break up the exterior coating. The boiling step is optional, but some folks also swear by it. From the link in the listing:

"Boil some water in a pan, remove the pan from the heat and place the sanded seeds in the water. Allow them to soak in this water for three to four days. This step will further soften the seed coat and prepare the seeds for germination."

We're blessed to have many redbud trees on our property and most have come up as volunteer. They're so hardy and it seems like they grow like weeds around here. :-)

Apr 26th, 2014 at 5:44:30 PM PDT by

Just realized that you're in Michigan.I was born and raised there.Go WINGS!!

Apr 26th, 2014 at 6:25:20 PM PDT by

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