Posted by Gus on 3/25/2008, 10:57 am, in reply to "Seed pods - now what ? "
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To complement George's comments, some images of the different stages of seed pod maturation in Eucalyptus here.
Some other images of an almost ripe Eucalyptus seed pod here. Not the same species, but can be of aid. Note the sutures of the valves starting to "open up" in the later photo, plus the reddish to brown general colour of the seed cups.
A full sequence for maturation in Corymbia (a quite different eucalypt type) can also be found here. Same pattern for colour, "woodyness" of the fruits.
Seeds of E. neglecta are tiny and blackish. Would be good that you took notes of the germination rates you achieve if you manage to collect some from your trees. When seed from isolated trees is used, normally the amount of seed produced is lower than for groups of trees (of the same species). Plus, the number of runts tends to increase too. This is caused by mechanisms the trees have to promote cross-pollination instead of selfing.
Bob, you might want to put some photos of those seed pods in your blog? I have it bookmarked 
Gus
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