These are pair of trees on Harvard's Campus in Cambridge MA, 10/21 08. The most colorful things for miles around.
I bought seeds from eBay. This tree does not exist in Romania and I hope to be the first to have something in the garden. It is a wonderful tree! I already put seeds to germinate!
Remember it has to have acidic soil, ideally pH 5-6. Anything with a pH of 7 or over, it is unlikely to grow.
Cool, moist well-drained soil, same as most other heath family plants. Good companion to rhododendrons and azaleas. Characteristic of bedrock outcroppings in at least part of its native range.
I put the seeds to germinate and after 1 month only have 3 tiny plants of oxydendrum east. I am so sad! Is that supposed to be all peat substrate with pH 5.4 acid?
