How is a lemon seed able to grow after it has been dry for months?
October 4th, 2009 at 0:16I have a couple of lemon seeds that I have collected. I want to grow a lemon tree, these lemon seeds have been dry for months now. Is it possible for the lemon seeds to still grow ito a beautiful tree? Are these Lemon seeds dead?
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October 4th, 2009 at 12:16 am
Both of the previous answeres are right about many seeds being able to stay dormant for years. Sad to say citrus ‘aint one of them. They are called "recalcitrant" which means that the embryos will die if the seed is dried. When planting citrus you want to use fresh seeds. Drying for a couple of days is fine but really dry means really dead.
October 4th, 2009 at 12:16 am
Many seeds can be dry for years and once they are planted will sprout to life.
October 4th, 2009 at 12:16 am
Seeds do that…they go dry, sometimes for years, and then when they finally get wet long enough, they sprout.
October 4th, 2009 at 12:16 am
Citrus seeds can die within a short time after drying but if refrigerated any where close to freezing can be preserved for months. The chances are your seeds are dead, but what have you got to lose? Plant them. I once had some giant lemon seeds that were a couple of years old, unrefrigerated, and they turned out to be over ten percent viable.