I have seeds for Osmanthus fragrans,(sweet olive,tea olive) and I see that they can take a *very* long time to germinate... years, in fact. Has anyone done this? Is there something I can do to speed the process? I'm willing to experiment: boiling water, hydrogen peroxide, the old nick&soak, "smoke treatment," whatever. I can't find any information about this.
Thanks.
2007-02-01 17:51:28 · 3 answers · asked by oztug26 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
buy a sapling
2007-02-01 18:26:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think anyone is commercially producing them from seed. Growers raise them from cuttings. Search for the word cuttings on Yahoo!Answers. I think I have described the process of rooting cuttings at home several times on here. Take cuttings in summer. Be very patient. It can take 3 or 4 months.
2007-02-03 01:52:38 · answer #2 · answered by Emmaean 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should buy a sapling and plant it if you want a tree - make sure it is a female so you can enjoy the perfume of the blooms.
2007-02-01 17:56:45 · answer #3 · answered by justbeingher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋