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Italian Cypress Seed Germination: Decoding Scarification and Stratification

Italian cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) seeds require scarification (soak 48 hours in lukewarm water) and stratification (30 days cold, moist in fridge with damp sphagnum moss and Captan fungicide). These terms simply mean softening the seed coat and simulating winter to trigger germination.

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