Hi ..haven't been here in a little while...I have 6 feet Caragana shrubs which I love..makes great hedge ...full full of seed pods on it that some rippen in July ..now I want take some seeds and grow some new Caragana to put elsewhere in the yard..I don't know if I 'm in the right section here...but does anyone here collect and grow Caragana..???
It appears to be considered invasive in your country. http://www.invasiveplants.ab.ca/InvasiveOrnamentals.htm [Edited 2017nov9 by moderator wcutler: this link no longer works. See posting #13.]
well not in New-Brunswick...you'll see maybe one in 30 yards have Caragana..they make beautiful hedges..
As it turns out you're correct. http://www.nbisc.ca/Species/Species.html In that case 2 to 3 months of cold stratification is required to get good seed germination.
what does rippen seeds look like???..I was planning on getting these rippen seeds and planting in the spring
http://adisasullivan.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/reed-deer-august-15-caragana-pods.jpg They must have cold moist stratification to germinate in spring.
The pods will dry out while on the shrub, and the seeds inside are ripe when you can squeeze the pods and they split open (something I did on occasion as a child, as we had a hedge of these).
what does this mean??? I should plant them in the earth in fall? I was planning on planting the seeds in trays in early spring in the greenhouse
Put them in a ziplock bag full of moist peat moss in your fridge for a few months. When it is spring time, plant them in seedling trays and you'll be good to go.
I'll assume that Caragana arborescens is the one we're discussing(?). No need for cold treatment with this one, I've grown a bunch. Plant in early spring; nick any seeds that are particularily hard, soak them for 24 hours, germination in 2-3 weeks. Some Caragana species require cold treatment, but not arborescens..though it sometimes increases germination, and you've got the time to do so.
I am planning on planting Caragana arborescens seeds out in pots and leaving them outside in the rain etc. for the winter, hoping for germination in the spring. I take it this works pretty well??
I was going to correct this link that no longer works, but I wasn't able to find it. I found an Alberta Agriculture and Forestry page, where this species is recommended as a shelterbelt: Shelterbelt Varieties for Alberta - Caragana, Siberian Peashrub [edited by wcutler Nov 9, 2020: I can't find this page any more] I also found a City of Calgary page on Caragana Removal, under common pests in Calgary: The City of Calgary - Caragana removal