How do you get magnolia trees started from seeds?
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PROPAGATION: Rare kinds of Magnolias should be propagated by grafting in the winter or spring in a greenhouse. M. acuminata or M. tripetala should be used as understocks. Otherwise, seeds, cuttings and layers may be used to increase your plants. Seeds should be sown when they are as fresh as possible. Sow them in light compost consisting of two parts peat, one part loam and one part sand
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You can't, you have to buy a seedling!
You can't, you have to buy a seedling!
put in dirt and add water
It's difficult. I have one tiny seedling I started from a seed. I soaked the seeds in a mixture of water with a little hydrogen peroxide added until the seed coat came off and it softened up then I planted it in soil.
My little magnolia tree is about 4" tall now.