You can propagate a sleeping tree, also called silk acacia or silk tree, yourself. However, you have to be patient until you have grown a stately sleeping tree. What you need to consider when growing young sleeping trees.

If you want to grow a tree yourself, you need a bit of instinct

Growing the sleeping tree from seed

The sleeping tree can be grown from seed. However, the cultivation takes a long time. In the first few years, the sleeping tree also does not bloom. For this he must first be several years old and grown tall enough.

Of course you can also buy the seeds for silk acacias in the garden trade.

How to get seeds for the silk tree

If your sleeping tree is already in flower, you can harvest seeds yourself to grow new trees. The flowers develop into fruiting bodies that are up to 15 centimeters long, in which the seed ripens.

As soon as the seeds are brown, pick them off and let them dry thoroughly before sowing.

Warning: the fruiting bodies and seeds of the silk acacia are poisonous. They must be kept out of the reach of children.

Sow and care for the silk acacia

  • Allow seeds to soak for a day
  • Prepare seed pots (16.68€).
  • Lay out the seeds and only lightly cover them with soil
  • keep soil moistured
  • cover with a plastic hood
  • Set up the growing pots in a light and very warm place
  • Transplant sleeping tree into pots later

The temperatures at the location of the plant pots must be very high. It is ideal for germination when the temperature is at least 25 degrees.

To prevent the seeds from drying out, cover the pots with cling film. Air them regularly so that nothing gets moldy.

Plant out a sleeping tree

As soon as the young silk trees have reached a height of 15 to 20 centimeters, repot them in pots with normal potting soil.

Keep the substrate evenly moist, but never too wet.

Care for a newly grown silk acacia in the bucket for the first few years, as it is not hardy. After several years, you can also plant them outdoors if you provide them with good frost protection before winter.

tips

The heyday of the sleeping tree falls in the summer. For several weeks, new flowers form, which are delicately scented.

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