I’m so glad I finally came across your video! I wasn’t able to find much info on these trees in regard to germinating seeds and keeping them alive beyond the 1-2 month mark. It’s definitely been a lot of trial and error! More error up until a couple months ago. I have 1, finally, that is about 4-5 months old (it’s as big as my hand so far) and several (50+) that are getting to be a decent size (about a nickel-quarter size). I found that miracle grow house plant soil has worked the best, as I put my starts in that this last go ‘round. Definitely, germinating the seeds in water under a constant LED light works great! I have found that they germinate at the 2-3 week mark & do best if placed in the soil 3 weeks (no more than 4) after they germinate. That is when the root system seems to be the strongest. Just don’t damage the root when placing in the soil. If it gets bent or damaged in the slightest, it will die. I found that thoroughly wetting the soil before placing the plant in the soil works best. They also need to be misted 3 to 6 times a day. I have also been using miracle grow quick start after the plant has been in soil for 2 weeks. The leaves tend to start turning a lime to yellowish color. So, they definitely need nitrogen replacement once a week after that initial 2 weeks in soil. As they get bigger & stronger, the use of a small watering can has come in handy! These seeds are a pain to get germinated & then keeping alive beyond the first month, but it sure has been an interesting trial and error project that I have been working on in the last 7-8 months. I currently have all my Peat Moss pots on metal storage racks (that’s another thing they need, air flow), with an LED shop light bar attached under each rack so that they all have access to light. I have found it to be amusing that it hasn’t mattered the light source as long as they have had light AND a constant 68-72 degrees during this fragile time. If you introduce the new plants to the outdoors too soon, the sun will fry them, dry out the soil too quickly (they have to stay damp at very least, the wind will break the root, and any colder than 68 degrees, they don’t like that either 😅! I hope this helps in your adventure! Best of luck!
17:23 “this is my all-star here ..look at that beauty! “ ha ha. Made me laugh out loud. …. Thanks for posting this. It’s really useful info as I’ll be following your example using your technique.. Bu the way what was the temperature that you terminated the seeds in ?
How would you process it for fodder? I assume it grows much like a mimosa tree? Once established, can cut back hard, and next year, be a big tree again?
Just throwing this out there, the difference in hard and soft wood has nothing to do with the actual hardness. Softwood has resin canals, hardwood has pores. Good video though, my wife has goats, I do custom woodwork. This was very informative.
Hello sir I am from India. Can you send seeds to me I will pay with delivery charges because I have been searching for paulownia tree seeds here for last 2 years and have not found any source. I fortunately came across your video. Please reply if interested.
