Firethorn
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Pyracantha seeds usually require cold stratification before germination. Protocols vary, but twelve weeks of moist stratification in a refrigerator or outdoors in a cold climate would likely be effective. As Pyracantha seeds develop within fleshy pome fruit eaten by birds, light abrasion to simulate passage through a bird's gut might also be helpful. If you have enough seed try severla differnt likely protocols to discover which would be most effective under your conditions. Is there a particular Pyracantha sp. that you are interested in propagating?
Firethorn (Pyracantha), in the Rose Family (Rosaceae), is a genus of evergreen or deciduous shrubs and small trees native to Europe and Asia.
Pyracantha seeds usually require cold stratification before germination. Protocols vary, but twelve weeks of moist stratification in a refrigerator or outdoors in a cold climate would likely be effective. As Pyracantha seeds develop within fleshy pome fruit eaten by birds, light abrasion to simulate passage through a bird's gut might also be helpful. If you have enough seed try severla differnt likely protocols to discover which would be most effective under your conditions. Is there a particular Pyracantha sp. that you are interested in propagating?
Firethorn (Pyracantha), in the Rose Family (Rosaceae), is a genus of evergreen or deciduous shrubs and small trees native to Europe and Asia.