Medlar is now Crataegus germanica; it proved to be nested within the hawthorns in genetic studies....
Thanks! They look genuine enough, though a bit etiolated (i.e., they'd prefer more sunlight).
That's not been my experience, as long as you exclude obvious unpollinated (undeveloped) seeds - the small individual in the link photo in the...
Thanks! Not sure what those are, but they're definitely not pine seeds of any species! Pine seeds are perfectly oval, without any of the "lumpy"...
Can you remember the sizes of them? Wondering if perhaps the two sizes could have actually been two different species? But note I was referring to...
I'd be inclined to discard all the small cones, under about 3.5 or 4 cm long, it's not likely you'll get any viable seed from them.
Different venation (broader veins, in particular) in the original, and pubescent (glabrous in the original); also this is a very unlikely species...
Doesn't say anything about the cupule husks, unfortunately! The only use I've heard of them is for natural material based artworks, small models...
For me, it was the long slender calyx (usually shorter and broader in Silene) and the long slender leaves too.
Pics are not very clear, but looks to me more like a Dianthus species?
Agree with European Rowan, a very typical seedling. S. americana has slenderer and less deeply toothed leaflets.
Agree not Loquat seeds - they look like giant-size Apple pips in shape (not too surprising, as they're related).
Yes, because the plastic circled round the plant and abutted against itself won't form a good seal, it'll be very draughty. Rockwool on its own...
I fear the advantage in this: is negated by this: Also, cold air will just get through to the plants round the outside of the poly container...
Looks to me like an oak Quercus seedling, probably one of the red oak group (Red Oak, Black Oak, Pin Oak, Scarlet Oak, etc.).
