stratification/chilling of aloe polyphylla seeds?

stratification/chilling of aloe polyphylla seeds?
Paul LICHT (Sun, 23 Mar 2014 14:22:52 PDT)

We've been germinating this seed for years (usually fresh) and the key
factor is scarification. No cold treatment required.

Paul

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On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 10:01 AM, penstemon <penstemon@q.com> wrote:

Do these seeds have to go through several hard freeze cycles, or will a
week at
0* to 2*C suffice?

There is a thesis online, on this very subject.
http://www.ecotree.net/thesis.pdf
It comes from this website: http://www.ecotree.net/spiral_aloes.shtml

Bob Nold
Denver, Colorado, USA
snowdrops almost done

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