Re: Basjoo seeds
M. basjoo is not self pollinating, only very few species actually are (off the top of my head for reference M. velutina, M. monticola, M. ingens, M. boman, M. mannii and perhaps a few others) However, you can use its own pollen from the first few male flowers to pollinate the last hand of female flowers if you get the timing right. This method works with Rhodochlamys species as well if you ever grow M. ornata, M. laterita, M. mannii or any of those types. It does not work with most Callimusa species because the female flowers perish before the male flowers open. You should be able to get a least one hand pollinated. And although basjoo doesnt always cross well with others (except M. itinerans in tests), if you have anything else flowering that is either A Rhodochlamys or Eumusa wild species you can try to use that pollen too.
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