Big Pack - (1,000) Dawn Redwood Tree Seeds - Metasequoia glyptostroboides - by MySeeds.Co (Big Pack - Dawn Redwood)

Will buy again.I grow unique trees from seed and sell them. I normally have a supplier for Dawn seeds and buy them by the ounce. Ill normally get about a 50% germination rate. Which I consider very good for mass germination.I've purchased here a long time ago and it was a dud. This time around, perhaps because I've learned a lot, it was a massive success!How I germinate:-Put seeds in tap water, add as much hydrogen peroxide as you want to the mix.-Next day separate the floaters from the sinkers. (The floaters tend not to germinate, I believe this has to do with water not reaching inside well enough to jumpstart the process. Not a rule, just an observation).-place on paper towel (make sure it's moist) between two paper plates, spread a new potting soil over it.-I spray the top of this mix with micronized sulfur to inhibit fungus and bacteria (up to you).-Place in such a way air is allowed to naturally move by it at between 65-80° (hotter requires more attention)-occassionally mist with water, make sure mixture isn't drying up (soak occasionally if so).-Do not immediately harvest, wait until they are about 1 inch and be careful removing if they rooted in paper towel (soak it if they did, they will come out).Sometimes you just won't win, but for like 20$ this is a good deal. I'll be back for more!I hope the seller of these seeds doesn't mind, but I have a Facebook page named "Rochester Redwoods". You can always send me a message over there if you need advice, run into problems germinating or want to share pics of Redwoods.

Some did germinate, some did not. Less than 50% germination rate.Tried under stable conditions with starter soil, humidity done, and heated stable enviroment.And i tried inside plastic baggy method. Was better with the first method.Packaging was good and sealed.

Dawn redwoods are supposed to require cold-stratification, but there are a THOUSAND seeds in the package. So I figured, to heck with it: I'm doing literally nothing fancy or special. I scattered them in the pots of some other plants I actually cared about, because why not. Lo and behold, I have dozens of baby seedlings now. Not a thousand, but what the heck would I do with a thousand of one of the world's largest species of tree? A dozen is fine, thanks. Cost-effective and easy. (If you really want all 1,000 trees, then I guess you have to germinate them the fancy proper way.)

Followed all steps. Expected at least some germination. Nothing so far and it's been about 3 weeks since I took them out of cold stratification. Granted I only did about 100 seeds. Can't be sure exactly how many but let's say a good sampling. Also bought a pack for a friend and same results. She is a master gardener so I know I'm not just doing something wrong since she is getting the same result.Update. Stupidly I bought another packet of these hoping they would germinate. From both packets not 1 seed has germinated. I have been growing trees for years so i know how to stratify. I have tried several hundred. Not 1 seed has sprouted. Total waste of money.

The media could not be loaded. So far I have used about 1/2 of the seeds. I’ve gotten close to a 70% germination rate so far and right now soon I will have hundreds of Dawn redwoods! Super happy with this seller and the seeds. Even the seeds that floated germinated. I did let them soak for 3 days rather then 1 and then left them in a moist paper towel on a plate with press and seal over the top for 4 days in the fridge. Took them out and left them in a drawer for another 4 and seeds were well on their way! These are great seeds and a quality seller.

I didn't count my seeds, but after planting I am going to guess I probably got 600-700 seeds, which for me was plenty.I soaked them in water for 24 hours, removed the floaters (probably 50-75 seeds), then took the sinkers and sowed ~250 of them 5 per cell in a 50 cell tray, on the surface. Misted them well, then covered with a piece of saran wrap, and then left in a sunny place.I checked daily, and right around day 7 from planting they germinated. I would say I currently have about 50-100 spouts at day 10. Plenty for me, my goal was to grow ~10 to give away to friends family and 1 to plant to celebrate the birth of my youngest.Good product. Will update once they are larger.

Followed George Maier’s YouTube video on Giant Sequoia and now have over 300 tree seedlings! I soaked them for 24 hours, placed them in the fridge in a moist paper towel in a Ziplock bag for 14 days. I then took them out placed them on another moist paper towel in a Tupperware container. I put the clear Tupperware container on a shaded shelf and had seeds germinating in 4 days. I’d definitely buy more seeds if I had more room.

They look like good seeds though I haven't tried to germinate them yet. I was suspicious of the amount of seeds included when I opened the package so I decided to count them. The description said 1000 and my suspicion was right because I only counted 584 seeds. It's still a lot of seeds but definitely not even close to what they advertise them as.