Do you remember the weird seed pod I posted a few days ago ( https://365project.org/susiemc/album-1-year-5/2023-10-29 )? Well the pink seed pod gradually shrivelled up and as it was doing so these pink seeds kept popping out. This is what they look like today.
This is so fascinating, Sue! Thank you for documenting this! (Looking forward to seeing the results of your planting efforts as you mentioned to Beryl :)
Thank you for the follow up. I keep meaning to go look under my magnolia tree to see if I have seed pods and if so what they look like but it’s been cold and damp so I keep ‘forgetting’.
@busylady It wasn't Judith, it was Black Tulip. It's still just a small tree, we bought it when we moved here 6 years ago. it doesn't produce many flowers yet, four this year, so it's interesting that one of them produced a seed pod.
@gardencat I think you have to pick the seed pod before it falls from the tree, by which time the seeds will have dispersed. We were told this by one of the gardeners at Hergest Croft Gardens. @beryl@gardencat Chris is definitely on the case. Apparently the next step is to scrape the outer coating off the seeds, put them in a plastic bag with some damp compost and then put the bag in a warm place like an airing cupboard or in our case the cupboard that has the hot water tank and pipes in. Hopefully they will germinate. Watch this space!
