Italian Cypress (Cupressus Sempervirens Stricta) | 50+ seeds

Please find for sale 50+  Italian Cypress (Cupressus Sempervirens Stricta) seeds, also know for obvious reasons as "pencil cypress". Its narrow and erect growth makes it a perfect structural plant for symmetrical planting in large pots, along driveways etc

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Despite its Mediterranean name,  Italian Cypress should be fully hardy in almost all of the UK. Does best in full sun and protected from strong winds.

Germination Guide

Italian Cypress seeds are relatively easy to germinate and grow. The dormancy within the seed is short and easily broken. This is achieved by a short period of cold stratification in the fridge. Stratification is a process of simulating natural conditions that the seeds must experience before germination can occur (if a seed germinates in the middle of winter it will die). In the wild, seed dormancy is usually overcome by the seed spending time in the ground through a winter period and having its hard seed coat softened up by frost and weathering action. This cold, moist period triggers the seed's embryo; its growth and subsequent expansion eventually break through the softened seed coat in its search for sun and nutrients.

• Soak the seeds in water for 24 hours. 
• Drain away the water and place the seeds in a zip-lock freezer bag. 
• Place the seeds in the fridge, it is important that during this period that the seeds do not dry out or are waterlogged
• After between 4-6 weeks under these conditions the seeds are ready to be sown. 
• Fill your chosen container with a good quality general potting compost.  If you are sowing in plug trays, sow 2 or 3 seeds per cell. 
• Cover the seeds with a thin layer of sieved compost or vermiculite 
• Follow with a gentle watering and keep them at room temperature in a place with plenty of light but not full sun. 
• Maintain a high humidity around the seeds until germination starts and then provide good ventilation as the seedlings are very susceptible to fungal diseases such as damping off . 
• Germination should begin a few weeks from sowing. The seedlings are reasonably robust and trouble free