Yep. Works a little too well. The seedlings will stay small until the heat of summer kicks in.

Thanks token. Up here they're very slow growing at first and need pampering through their first winter. But many of them survive contrary to what the nurseries around here tell you when you ask why they don't carry them.

Caryl

Instead of "scarifying" I knicked one end, soaked for a few hours in some warm water until I could see a tiny swelling and then rushed them outside. I've had good luck with this method for anything that suggest scarifying except for hibiscus.
I'm hoping to see some sprouts this summer!

I didn't sow any seed, but had 1 come up beside the fence in the spring.
The neighbors have them all along my fence line. They have 3 different colors so I don't know which one I have.
It got about 3 feet tall but didn't bloom.

From what I've heard they spend at least their first year putting down roots. The one in my front yard didn't bloom the first year either. Then, the next spring, we thought it was dead. One branch was, but the other finally bloomed last summer (its second year). I love these because of the color in the dog days of summer -- most other trees around here are spring bloomers.

They do take 2-3 years to bloom from seed. Unfortunately, most seed will either be pink or white. The red varieties almost always revert and they cross pollinate at the drop of a hat. I'm hoping mine stay white. I already have too many pink ones.