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Gardeners can propagate woody plants like trees and shrubs from seed with some basic knowledge.

Most seeds from temperate climates require a period of cold, damp conditions to overcome dormancy before they can germinate in the spring.

Seeds should be collected when mature, which is often indicated by a change in color, but before they dry out completely.

Some seeds have hard, impermeable coats or germination-inhibiting flesh that must be broken down or removed before they can sprout.

Gardeners love plants. We love to try new plants. We delight in trading plants.

What we generally hate to do is spend money on plants. We’ll just say that as a group, gardeners tend to be ... shall we say ... thrifty?!

With that in mind, it has always perplexed me that so few gardene

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