Name: Mountain Mahogany
Scientific Name: Cercocarpus montanus
Hardiness zone: 5 through 10
plant height: 8-12 feet
light requirements: full sun
soil & water preferences: grows well in well-drained soil.
Growing Instructions:
1. Scarification: Soak in water for 24hrs
2. stratification: cold stratify for 90 days. Check every two weeks to make sure seeds are moist and that seeds are not molding. if there is sign of mold, seeds should be soaked in 3:2 parts of water:bleach then rinsed with clean water and put back into cold stratification.
3. germination: sow seeds 2/8" deep in soil, tamp the soil & mulch the seed bed.