Magnolia seed pod from the garden today 5 11 2011 004

You sure it's not a trifid..... ? lol
So how many are you going to cultivate?

I am going to give them to you to grow, your more likely to see them flower on Valsacres

Ive only just seen this series of photos of the 'bean'. I would 'nt have a clue how to germinate that! - You like a challenge dont you Brian! It would be nice to see it again once you have some seedlings. What variety of magnolia did it come from? Are you likely to get a new breed? Maybe we should start thinking of names!

Good luck with them Brian :o))

Still life ;)

V.v nice :)

Severnside most of the seed are in the fridge waiting for a spring sowing

Your photography matches your expertise, very impressive :)